FSSAI questions Blinkit after curd order sickens customer, prescription attached
FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) is checking with Blinkit after a customer got seriously sick from curd ordered on the app, reporting stomach pain and diarrhea that needed medical care.
The complaint, backed up by a medical prescription, pushed FSSAI to step in.
Multiple complaints allege spoiled Blinkit food
This is not the only issue: FSSAI has received several reports about spoiled or unhygienic food from Blinkit sellers.
The regulator has asked Blinkit's top executives for an update on what they have done about these cases and reminded e-commerce food business operators are responsible for the safety of food they manufacture, store, or distribute.
FSSAI has also acted before against both Blinkit (over bad eggs) and IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation) (after a video showed utensils being washed inside a toilet area of a train compartment), showing they are serious about keeping our food safe.