Food Safety Complaints
Food safety refers to handling food in such a way as to prevent any food borne illness. Food safety is a global issue. Often we have seen news on the media that there was a living insect in the food and how the customers sued the restaurant for it. We have also seen how someone ordered Vegetarian food but was delivered chicken instead.
To lessen the burden of the customer, the government formed The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) in August 2011 under the Food Safety Standards Act, 2006 as a responsive body for promoting and protecting public health in India.
It is important to note that we should buy packaging foods which have FSSAI marked on it as they are generally safer than the others. There has also been a boon of ordering food online which has led to many food delivery apps namely Zomato, Swiggy, Uber Eats, Foodpanda etc. People these days generally prefer to order their food online rather than dining out in a restaurant.
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According to a recent survey more than 10% people are left unsatisfied with the food that was delivered through these online food platforms. The most common food complaints include:
- Wrong product delivered
- Stale food delivered
- Less quanity
- Issues with the quality
- Adulteration
- Foreign material in food (insect in food, plastic in food item, mettalic pin in food item etc)
- Refund not provided
- No customer support etc.
So what can be done if you a have food safety complaint in India?
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<b>1. Contact Food Aggregator</b>
First and foremost we should immediately try to contact the customer care of these online portals. As they value customer feedback they will try to resolve the complaint as quickly as possible. Some apps even have automated chat bots for the same. The customer care number of some of the most well known food delivery apps in India are :
Swiggy Customer Care Number – 080-67466789
Zomato Customer Care Number - +61 450 266 295
Uber Eats Customer Care Number – 800-253-9377
Foodpanda Customer Care Number – 1800-3000-3034
Dominos Customer Care Number – 734-930-3030
Pizza Hut Customer Care Number – 800-948-8488
Faasos Customer Care Number - +91-7700020020
Just Eat Customer Care Number - 080 6000 0600
<b>2. Report to FSSAI</b>
It has been noticed that sometimes, even these reputed companies close the complaint of a consumer without providing any fruitful solution. So what can be done if their customer support is not providing any solution? Go to FSSAI and file a complaint at https://foodlicensing.fssai.gov.in/cmsweb/HOME.aspx
This is FSSAI website planned to help people facing food related problems. Once you have filed the complaint by attaching all the supporting evidences your complaint will be forwarded to the Food Safety Officer who will then handle your complaint. The customer care number of FSSAI is 1800112100. You can even share your concern here.
<b>3. Send a Legal Notice</b>
If you do not get any response from the food delivering app then you can also send them a Legal Notice to resolve your complaint. You can use Voxya for drafting and sending Legal Notice to them through a professional lawyer.
<b>4. File a Consumer Forum Case</b>
Finally, if you are not getting any resolution then you can raise a complaint at your nearest consumer forum. You need not hire a lawyer to file a case there. You can do it yourself in just 2-3 hours time. We at Voxya help consumers in taking legal action against food delivering apps by sending a legal notice and preparing the case documents to file case in consumer court. So, if you are frustrated, <a href="https://voxya.com/file-consumer-complaint?ref=onlComp">File a complaint</a> today!
Most Common Issue Reported for Food Safety Complaints
Complaints
Robbery by Swiggy Delivery Boys (Swiggy) Open
The Robbery happened on **th Dec ****, by two swiggy delivery boys who came to pick the sandwich Order in mid night . Since after **.** we close the main door and accept only online orders via Backdoor. We gave the cctv footage to swiggy and in...
Jan 28, 2020 by Murugan Nadar
Bill not provided (Mehfil restaurant ) Open
I and my freinds went to mehfil restaurant ,DILSUKHNAGAR branch and had dinner for about ₹*** and the waiter gave the invoice for ₹*** only and then we asked for the proper bill. But he said that they will not provide bill for that. As we d...
Jan 27, 2020 by Don vinit X V
Charged for carry bag (Karachi Bakery Private Limited) Open
As per rule shop cannot charge for carry bag, but I was charged...
Jan 26, 2020 by Piyush jain
Stale food delivered (Swiggy) Open
I ordered chicken alfahm and something of red colour was spilled over it and as a result of which it was smelling stale and stinky and when I complained about it they simply told we will not repeat it in future what about my money I spent on it...
Jan 26, 2020 by Hari Krishna
Food not received and payment debited (Zomato) Open
We had ordered a food delivery from Zomato. We saw that the status of order updated as REJECTED. This meant we didn't receive the food or contact from zomato valet. Even after this we initiated a chat with zomato executive personal. They kept ...
Jan 26, 2020 by Shweta Asodiya
Had to pay twice for the same order due to their problem but I am not getting my refund even after (Swiggy) Open
I order an item from burger king on **th of Dec, ****. Even after paying online they asked me to pay the amount again by cod as they were not able to process my money. They assured me I would get the amout of *** in my account within * days. ...
Jan 22, 2020 by Sohini Banerjee
Manipulations of discount by zomato (Zomato) Open
Hi, I am raising this concern as Zomato is manipulating prices .so that even after applying offers .it remains unchanged. I have attached order details for the same.kindly look into it....
Jan 21, 2020 by Ashutosh Kumar Mishra
Delivery of Spoilt Food (Uber Eats India) Open
On *th of January ****, I had ordered chapathi's from the (Kalam Hot KItchen) Restaurant at Tambaram via Uber eats App, the total bill amount was Rs.***. The same got discounted to Rs.** after availing an offer. The order was delivered and sam...
Jan 20, 2020 by G.Gowtham
Full order does not give on order id (Zomato) Open
I give order from zomato in Tiyasa Restaurant for two chicken biriyani (serves with two egg) with order id ********** in **th january *.** pm . I call restaurant to give two egg with chicken biriyani , then they said to me that two egg can not ...
Jan 17, 2020 by Astik Barik
Different order (Swiggy) Open
I ordered a Mango wafer Thickshake but it was totally different from what I ordered. It’s Taste was also disappointing. I wanted a refund for that particular order as it was one hell of an expensive Thickshake, but they refused to do so. T...
Jan 13, 2020 by Alok Ranjan
Bad food delivered with poor quality money not refunded (Zomato India) Open
It was bad food with rotten meat in the momo served to me from wow momo and it was having inedible food in it, I complained but it was not solved and rather they didn't communicate any further although it was said it will be resolved. I need a ...
Jan 12, 2020 by Raunak Nayak
Poor Quality Cold Food (Swiggy) Open
Received poor quality food and Swiggy has refused to provide refund...
Jan 11, 2020 by Kevin Sanghvi
Swiggy Ordered food items were missed 3 out of 5 (Swiggy Bundl Technologies Pvt Ltd ) Open
I have ordered * items from Swiggy which costs around ₹*** on *st Jan ****. But Swiggy has delivered only * items. rest of * items were missed to deliver. We have identified that, In restaurant bill shown only for * items which was de...
Jan 04, 2020 by Subbareddy Ambati
Zomato Gold charges (Zomato) Open
I was charged with zomato gold membership due to their stupid app interface with just doesn't work properly and the moment it happened "accidently", I informed customer chat support, now they don't help ever. I have been sending emails to zo...
Jan 03, 2020 by Aman Agarwal
Online paid ordered not delivered (Domino S India) Open
I Am Prashanth Kumar. I Have Placed An Order From Zomato App To Your One Of Your Domino's Outlet On *st Jan **:**am But I Havent Got My Order, So I Tried Calling On *********** Several Times Till *am Till Then All Your Executives Have Asked Me ...
Jan 03, 2020 by Prashanth kumar V
Worst quality of Biryani I ever had (Behrouz Biryani) Open
WORST BIRYANI QUALITY I ever tasted, spent lots of money and the delivery came in almost * hours. No tracking available. Tracking guy never picks up the call. After the delivery was late I thought atleast I got the biryani but believe me the ta...
Jan 02, 2020 by Nishant Kumar
Order not delivered (Swiggy) Open
I placed an order on Swiggy at **:** pm on **-Dec-** but the delivery executive didn't deliver me anything till *:** a.m. on *st Jan, **** and pressed the delivery button, meanwhile I was talking about this incident with the customer care execu...
Jan 01, 2020 by Anjay Kumar
Wrong Item Delivered and not providing Refund (Swiggy) Open
Hi, I have ordered food on Swiggy **th Dec ****. Order placed at: **/**/****, **:** PM Order delivered at: **/**/****, **:** PM I have ordered * items from * restaurant. Out of that * item was wrong, instead of the item I have ordered, which...
Dec 30, 2019 by Krishnnan kartik
Order cancelled but money not refunded (Zomato) Open
When Will I get my refund? ORDER ID: ********** They have Already Stored Sweets I also Went To restaurant to Cancel the Order I already Told Them Not to Prepare .and now don't say That You have charged whole My money as cancelation fee I wil...
Dec 28, 2019 by Akshit Mohal
Online food order app cheating (Zomato food delivery) Open
I have order food on ZOMATO app from khaderbagh, mehdipatnam,hyderabad location on **th december ****,at **.** PM.I have paid the amount as prepaid but during some reason i have immediately cancel my order,even there is no customercare number a...
Dec 27, 2019 by Shivakrishna kadiyam
Zomato refused refund after assuring 4 times (Zomato) Closed
I had ordered food from Barbecue Nation Durgapur on **st July and fully paid online. The food was not delivered as I failed to respond to their calls. They charged me cancellation charges which are illogically defined in their policies as same ...
Aug 13, 2019 by K s sanil
Order undelivered and ignored (Swiggy) Closed
I work at G*, a Chicago based company located in Indiqube delta HSR. This was a lunch order which I was hoping to enjoy with my colleagues. The order was marked delivered but on real the order was never delivered. Quite an embarrassing and bein...
Aug 07, 2019 by Millendar P
Non veg delivered in place of veg (Swiggy) Closed
I had ordered for paneer butter masala with phulka and roti but swiggy delivered me chicken masala with phulka and roti. This is hurt to my religious sentiments since I am a vegetarian. Here is the swiggy order id ***********....
Aug 02, 2019 by Vinay Kumar R
Refund not received (Swiggy) Closed
Swiggy has not ensured that I have received a refund despite repeated efforts to obtain the same. Please do the needful....
Jul 18, 2019 by Gayathri.S
Harsh language of delivery boy (Swiggy) Closed
Actually, my friend ordered food for me in swiggy. Later I got to know that she has given a wrong address. When I apologised and tried to guide him to my location, he started yelling at me and that made me feel so worse. I cancelled his deliver...
Jul 18, 2019 by Ayesha Fathima
Stinking food from swiggy (Swiggy) Closed
I ordered this order from swiggy. They provide me with bad quality food and they are not ready to compensate for that. I have attached the order details with food....
Jul 18, 2019 by Pranitdarekar
Payment failed but money deducted (Zomato) Closed
On *th July I was trying to pay for the order but the message displayed that payment failed please try another mode though money was deducted. So I tried paying through other mode and it was successful. But later on, I came to know that both or...
Jul 14, 2019 by Pawan Maske
Wrong food keeps getting delivered (Swiggy) Closed
I ordered a blueberry yoghurt from Cocoberry and wrong flavour was delivered. It was medication technically because a doctor suggested I take natural yoghurt as a probiotic to counter my antibiotic. I hate the wrongly delivered flavour (strawbe...
Jul 10, 2019 by Arun K
Item missing refused to refund/replacement (Zomato) Closed
On *th July I have placed an order from zomato * boneless chicken biryani with extra raita and mushroom masala. But I have received only biriyani rice and extra raita was missing. Regarding this I contacted zomato they refused for replacement/r...
Jul 10, 2019 by Suman v
Delivered uncooked food and refusing for refund (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered * mixed veg kurma and * sets of pulka at the homely restaurant. But I have received uncooked food which is uneatable. Regarding this I have contacted swiggy they just apologized and refused for replacement/refund. Order id ******...
Jul 08, 2019 by Suman v
Wrong food delivered (Swiggy) Closed
The order was delivered wrong twice over. The executive agreed to the mistake and said that a refund coupon for the entire amount would be generated within * hours. On contacting them later they have been acting cheeky and saying that we are re...
Jul 08, 2019 by Pritish Shroff
Refund of failed order is pending (Swiggy) Closed
I placed an order through Swiggy on **th May **** of amount Rs.**** and did the payment by net banking but the order got failed. I got mail and message as well stating that they will refund the amount within *-* working days. Today its **th Jun...
Jun 23, 2019 by Pragati Nikam
Rotten food benzys hotel Bombay through swiggy (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered Thigadi and * appams from the benzys restaurant at south Bombay. I have got a rotten chicken and appam was unpalatable. When I called customer service of swiggy they told its not possible to give a refund. I really suspect that t...
Jun 21, 2019 by Appu Jose
Wrong food delivered (Swiggy) Closed
Ordered food from BBQ nation and that was vegetable stuffed mushroom with rumali roti order no.was ***********. The delivery boy brought some dal and nan which I did not order. Upon calling on swiggy they forced me to accept that and said it wo...
Jun 14, 2019 by Niraj sharma
Item missing from order (Swiggy) Closed
Out of * items orders, * item was missing. When complained there was no option of a refund. There was only option to reorder. Why would anyone wait for ** mins again to get the reorder delivered when it’s already past the meal time. It’s no...
Jun 02, 2019 by Anuradha
Zomato are cheaters (Zomato) Closed
First of all, Zomato did not deliver my order to the address I updated, then I get a call that they cannot deliver as it is * km away. When I cancel the order they have the cheek to advise me that a cancellation fee is applicable. This kind of ...
Jun 02, 2019 by Carlton Fernandes
Delivered Stale food and not providing any refund (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered food from Swiggy (Paya Nihari soup) on May ** and I received stale food with the completely spoiled piece and smell. I have raised a complaint in help desk of Swiggy app and requested for refund/credits. But till now there is no ...
Jun 02, 2019 by Rohit Kumar
Charging cancellation charge for swiggy's fault (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered through swiggy when I was in Kochi for a couple of times in which I wasn't set my location. It took the correct location but now it's set to somewhere in Pondicherry by swiggy. After ordering they are asking me to cancel the orde...
Jun 01, 2019 by CHITTA NAGA SAI MARUTHI CHARAN
Order not delivered (Zomato) Closed
I placed an order on * June **** at **:** a.m. from Biryani Bhaijaan, Gurgaon. The order was accepted and then ** minutes later I was informed that my order will not be delivered. Zomato is cheating its customers....
Jun 01, 2019 by Shantanu Gupta
Order not delivered and cancelled without information (Swiggy And Adyar Ananda Bhavan Sweets) Closed
I ordered for dinner at *:** PM and swiggy app show me the estimated time of delivery ** minutes. I called to delivery boy number provided by swiggy after the expected time over so delivery boy denied delivering the dinner. I complain about the...
May 27, 2019 by Ashish Goyal
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