Food regulator FSSAI suspended the licences of TCF Chocolates and Gifts and Shivam Agro with immediate effect on October 1, according to reports by Business Standard and other outlets citing the authority’s notices and social-media statements. Both businesses were directed to stop food-business activities during the suspension.
The regulator said a consumer complaint about an online food order led to an inspection at TCF Chocolates. Its reported findings included poor sanitation, pests, expired colours and flavours, and missing food-safety records. At Shivam Agro, inspectors reported inadequate storage and cleaning, corroded equipment and gaps in laboratory records.
These are findings attributed to the regulator, rather than an independent inspection by this publication. The checked reports did not establish responses from the companies, a completed appeal or any reinstatement. Suspension is the confirmed regulatory action; the reports do not show permanent cancellation or prove that every product sold by either business caused harm.