Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- Several breaches were discovered in food safety raids conducted by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) at storage and distribution centres of Zepto, Amazon Fresh, Insta Mart, Blinkit, Big Basket' Swiggy, Zomato and others on Thursday, July 31.

Violations included improper pest management, housefly infestation and handlers not wearing gloves or haircaps. Officials also observed that food and non-food items were kept together or arranged randomly, and that food handlers lacked medical fitness certificates.

Food safety officers carried out inspections in each circle on the orders of GHMC Commissioner RV Karnan after frequent complaints regarding non-maintenance of quality standards and delivery of expire...