New Delhi, Aug. 16 -- IAS Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has intensified the food safety drive in the state as it suspended the licences of 14 food businesses associated with online platforms including Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after inspections uncovered food safety and hygiene violations, officials said on Friday. It has also served show-cause notices on actors Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their endorsement of Vimal Elaichi.

The action followed a state-wide inspection drive on August 13, during which FDA teams checked 86 establishments across Maharashtra involved in selling and delivering food through online platforms, according to PTI.

It stated five of the 14 suspended licenc...