Swiggy, Zomato, others remove 10,500 restaurants for violating food safety law

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As many as 10,500 restaurants have been de-listed by e-commerce firms like Zomato and Swiggy for not having license or registration under the food safety law, Parliament was told on December 14.

Minister of state for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey said the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India or FSSAI in July directed food e-commerce firms to de-list the restaurants which don't have registration under the Food Safety and Standards (FSS) Act, 2006.