FSSAI initiates penal action against Amazon, Swiggy, BigBasket for non-compliance Source: PTI – Edited By: Nandita Malik September 23, 2026 23:44 IST 2 Minutes Read Listen to this article Watch on Rediff TV Share this Article google preferred source India’s food safety watchdog, FSSAI, has launched penal action against major e-commerce players like Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India, and Zepto for significant regulatory non-compliances, including misleading claims and the sale of prohibited food items. E-commerce Kindly note that this illustration generated using ChatGPT has only been posted for representational purposes. Illustration: Ashish Narsale/Rediff Key Points The FSSAI has initiated penal action against prominent e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India, and Zepto. Non-compliances include misbranding, misleading claims, and the sale or display of prohibited/poisonous food articles. This crackdown is part of increased enforcement actions by the FSSAI against food business operators and e-commerce companies over the last six months. The regulator is also using social media to inform consumers about these enforcement actions. Food regulator FSSAI on Wednesday said it has initiated penal action against e-commerce platforms Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India and Zepto for various non-compliances, including misleading claims and sale of prohibited products. Regulatory Crackdown on E-commerce In a social media post, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed that it has made a “major crackdown on e-commerce platforms, including Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India and Zepto over regulatory non-compliances”. The non-compliances include misbranding/misleading claims, as well as sale and display of prohibited/poisonous food articles, it added. Increased Enforcement Actions In the last six months, FSSAI has stepped up enforcement actions against food business operators (FBOs) and e-commerce companies. It has also been informing about these actions to consumers at large through social media platforms.
FSSAI Takes Action Against Major E-commerce Platforms India’s food safety regulator, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), has initiated penal action against several major e-commerce platforms over alleged regulatory non-compliances. The platforms named by the regulator include Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, Flipkart India and Zepto. According to FSSAI, the identified issues include […]