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more-inIn a first, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has issued stop-business notices to 113 food outlets that catered to customers through online delivery platforms. 347 outlets surveyedThe FDA surveyed 347 food outlets from September 21 to October 1. The FDA has also served notices to food delivery platforms Swiggy, Zomato, UberEats and Foodpanda for sourcing food from such outlets. Appalling conditions: Of the 113 food outlets functioning without licences, 85 were linked to Swiggy, 50 to Zomato, three to Foodpanda and two to UberEats. FDA Commissioner Pallavi Darade said notices have been served to Swiggy, Zomato, UberEats and Foodpanda as many outlets they had a tie-up with were functioning without proper documents and were not maintaining quality standards..