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FDA suspends Cafe Goodluck's licence over lack of hygiene
Pune: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice of licence suspension to Cafe Goodluck on FC Road, ordering it to remain shut until it complies with key hygiene and safety regulations.
The action follows a surprise inspection conducted by FDA officials on Friday, triggered after a video trending on social media of a customer showing a glass shard found in the bun maska served at the cafe.
According to FDA officials, the inspection revealed multiple violations. "The cafe's licence is suspended till compliance with violations found in the inspection," confirmed Suresh Annapure, joint commissioner, state FDA.
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Food safety officer Santosh Sawant, who led the inspection, said, "We found hygiene lapses, lack of proper pest control and questionable water safety practices. The establishment must be shut till its compliance is up to code."
The incident took place on July 10 when Akash Jalagi, a resident of Sinhagad Road, visited the cafe with his wife. However, when his wife picked up a piece of the bun, a shard of glass fell onto the plate.
"If I had bitten into a piece of my bun maska with the piece of glass, it would've surely cut my tongue or the inside of my mouth. It could have been fatal if I had swallowed it," Jalagi said.
FDA officials collected samples of butter and bread and sent them to a lab for testing.
TOI reached out to the cafe's owners for a comment several times but did not receive any response.
Cafe Goodluck is one of the oldest Irani cafes in the city. Over the decades, it evolved from a shanty serving chai and bun maska to a beloved cultural icon, known for its irresistibly soft buns, omelettes and Irani chai.
Baramati MP Supriya Sule, commenting on the incident, said all food joints, whether well-known or not, must follow hygiene norms.
