Food safety officials in Hyderabad raided a warehouse belonging to Blinkit, the quick commerce arm recently acquired by Zomato. The Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana, shared the same on social media platform X, disclosing numerous violations during the raid. This event comes as the quick commerce sector is rapidly growing and changing how people shop for groceries online.
The raid disclosed a lack of basic hygiene protocols at Blinkit’s facility, according to the food safety department. Expired food items were also discovered on-site.
“We take safety and hygiene standards very seriously. We are closely working with our warehouse partner and the Food safety department to implement corrective actions from the findings,” said a company spokesperson.
Here are the food safety violations reported by the Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana, in a post on X: