FSSAI’s nine notices over Swiggy Instamart expired food: what buyers must check
India’s food regulator has flagged rotten eggs, expired protein powder and spoiled parathas on Swiggy Instamart. Here’s what happened and how shoppers can protect themselves.
On a recent Saturday evening, a short Instagram update from India’s food regulator did what years of brand advertising could not: it made thousands of Instamart shoppers look twice at the expiry dates on their groceries.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) publicly disclosed that it has issued nine notices to Swiggy Instamart after multiple consumer complaints of expired, spoiled, rotten and contaminated food products delivered via the quick-commerce platform.[1][2][3] In the days since, “swiggy instamart expired food” and “instamart rotten eggs complaint” have surged on Google Trends, turning a routine regulatory action into a national conversation about how safe India’s 10‑minute groceries really are.
‘Swiggy Instamart expired food’: what exactly did FSSAI find?
India’s leading quick-commerce service, Swiggy Instamart, is facing heightened scrutiny after FSSAI said it had received a series of consumer complaints about unsafe deliveries through the platform.[1][2][3]
According to FSSAI’s statement and subsequent coverage in The Hindu, Times of India and Bloomberg:
- Nine separate notices have been issued to Swiggy Instamart under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
- Complaints allege deliveries of expired, spoiled, rotten, contaminated and otherwise unsafe food items.[1][2][3]
- FSSAI has ordered Instamart to submit a detailed explanation and compliance report, warning that failure could lead to legal action.[1][2][3]
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