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
Pizza delivery service denied but the amount was not refunded (Pizza Hut) Open
I placed an order through Pizza Hut App on August **,****. ORDER id# ********. The Pizza store (Kammanahalli,HRBR Layout) denied service citing reason that they do not deliver to the area. I was told to place an order to nearest elements mall ...
Aug 27, 2019 by Abhishek Kumar
Fined with incorrect cancellation fees and refused to respond and refund (Zomato) Open
Issue : Cancelled & Added Penalty Of The Same Amount Due to reachability issue Truth : The rider never attempted delivery Ordered a pizza. Checked my application after **-** minutes that the rider is out for delivery. I called him and he ...
Aug 27, 2019 by Shivam Manchanda
Charged extra amount (Over The Moon) Open
Kinley water bottle MRP.**/- was charged with a hike of **/- each for two bottles. And told you can complain anywhere you want....
Aug 26, 2019 by Abdul Rahaman
Charging more than MRP (Uber Eats) Open
I ordered Kr Bakes Plum Cake using uber eats (Bill attached). The packaging of the cake shows MRP of Rs. ***. However, it was quoted in uber eats for *** which is above the MRP. The MRP was tampered with and struck down using a marker pen....
Aug 26, 2019 by Sreelaskhmi Vinayan
Bone piece in vegetarian food (Pehelwan dhaba) Open
I ordered food from pehelwan dhaba and recieved food quite on time and with good packaging . As I was eagerly waiting for the food, with my mouth watering, I opened the box of vegetable and started to eat the food. To my surprise I found some...
Aug 26, 2019 by Shubham Jain
Pathetic service and no payment received no refund (Swiggy) Open
Blatant Lies from the Customer Care Order No. - *********** Order Placed at *:** Pm today in the evening and delivery time showing ** mins. After not receiving the order within ** mins checked the order still being prepared. Called the deliv...
Aug 26, 2019 by Nitin Lohia
Refund is being pending since 14 days (Swiggy) Open
I have ordered my food from swiggy on **th of August and due to heavy rain, the delivery executive was not able to deliver me the food as he got stuck and later I came to know that my order will be replaced and will be delivered to me later but...
Aug 25, 2019 by Anish
Mio amore taken money for the packet which displayed their name (Mio amore) Open
I purchased cakes from mio amore. They charged for the packet which displayed their name. I protested. But they took money for the packet ...
Aug 25, 2019 by Arun Chakraborty
Wrong food delivered again and again (Gods Cake) Open
Firstly i order *. Piece chocolate cheese slices and * pieces nutrella cup cake...but they delivered * cup cakes and one any other item...then i registered i complaint then they refunded ***rs and told me they will replace * chocolate cheese sl...
Aug 25, 2019 by Harneet singh
Zomato gold terms and conditions (Zomato) Open
Used ZOMATO gold in Vindu Bhojnam we unlocked ZOMATO gold here but when we ordered Thali the restaurant manager said that it is not applicable for thalis but when I look into terms and conditions we didn’t find anything regarding thalis not a...
Aug 25, 2019 by Venkateshwara Rao
Package not delivered (Swiggy) Open
Hi..This is the third time it's happening to me..twice i left it as it happens in this industry but now its happening quiet regularly..whenever i order online from credit card.. food hardly arrives to me..i have placed my order at **:**a.m appr...
Aug 25, 2019 by Venkatesh Guruswami
Some items are missing (Zomato) Open
I ordered pizza,burger,french fries and a Coke from wings n pizza shop in zomato .but I received only burger and pizza and I didn't received my French fries and coke worth RS **.i complained in customer service but their are not responding...
Aug 25, 2019 by Krishna sai
Package not delivered still charge cancellation charge (Swiggy) Open
Swiggy delivery boy not delivered the food upon talking rudely and telling I will not deliver the product. I talked to swiggy customer care but the top of that receive message of cancellation charge from swiggy which was really ridiculous....
Aug 24, 2019 by Supriya
I got cockroach in apricat fruit pack (Big Bazaar) Open
I have purchased apricot fruit pack from big bazaar acids and I have found a cockroach in that pack...
Aug 24, 2019 by Sandeep reddy admala
Full refund not received (Swiggy) Open
This is about order id: ***********. I cancelled the order because after ordering Swiggy called and told me the food I ordered was not available in the restaurant. The order amount was *** but I received *** as refund. The customer executive sa...
Aug 24, 2019 by Akash Dutta
Payment deducted order cancelled and didn't refund the amount (Zomato) Open
First, the amount was deducted from my account and then they cancelled the order without even knowing me. When I asked for refund they denied. ...
Aug 24, 2019 by Mohit sharma
Late delivery refund (Dominos Pizza) Open
This is regarding the refund claim for the delayed order (Order no. *** placed on **th July ****). I have already raised this concern with dominos customer support on the **th July itself (Concern ref no ********). After that, they (Dominos) su...
Aug 22, 2019 by Atul Kulal
Expired products given to customers (Tata ) Open
I live in Mumbai. I went to Star Bazaar, Surat on ** August **** for some shopping. After billing my son asked me to open the Nachni chips packet. I have tasted the chips before giving it to my son. The taste was very worst. Immediately I have ...
Aug 22, 2019 by Aniket Hajari
Wrong inouts provided and no refund is processed (Zomato) Open
I have ordered food and mistakenly I have ordered it on a wrong address. The person that the zomato has allocated for the delivery of the same refused to deliver it at the correct address. It was just * to * passed from the time at which I have...
Aug 22, 2019 by Navdish Arora
Wrong food item delivered (Zomato) Open
This is to inform you that I had placed an order with order no. ********** and made the payment using paytm. In return, I have received an incorrect order. ...
Aug 20, 2019 by Priyam Misra
Food not delivered (Swiggy and subway) Closed
I placed an order from Swiggy for subway around **:** pm. I have ordered * subs which cost me around *** Rupees. I have waited till ** and after I raised an issue. They said the delivery executive was trying to call me which is untrue as when ...
Apr 18, 2019 by Sai Vivek Neralla
Got bad quality food (Swiggy) Closed
I ordered desi ghee from swiggy. There is total dalda in it and when I opted for replacement. Then again they gave me the same product means I paid Rs. *** for desi ghee but swiggy gave me dalda....
Apr 18, 2019 by John
Package not delivered (Swiggy) Closed
Swiggy accepted * orders * got delivered but the other order was marked delivered at **:** pm IST but I never received it. When I called them the representative informed that due to a technical problem the orders got marked delivered and said w...
Apr 18, 2019 by Soudipto Bose
Worst service given (Swiggy) Closed
Worst service of swiggy. I ordered food at *:** pm and a rider from swiggy call me at **:** pm. He said that he got my order before * minutes when he calls me....
Apr 18, 2019 by Himanshu
Refund not received (Zomato) Closed
Zomato cheated me with my order which was placed mistakenly, for this I immediately contacted the delivery boy and Zomato Chat support to cancel the order or to refund my money but the Zomato refused to do so. The worst part is they cancelled m...
Apr 17, 2019 by JASNEET SINGH
Food not delivered (Swiggy) Closed
I placed an order with Swiggy in Hyderabad around *:** pm, Order #***********. The restaurant accepted the order but about ** mins later, I received a call from one of Swiggy's delivery executives saying that the concerned restaurant is over-fl...
Apr 17, 2019 by Tanya
Order accepted but not delivered (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered some food items for my guest on swiggy. The order had been accepted by swiggy but after ** mins from placing the order, swiggy refused to deliver. For me, it is such an embarrassing situation. Guest awaited at home for dinner and...
Apr 17, 2019 by Rajesh Mehrotra
Package not delivered (Swiggy) Closed
Its been more than one and a half hours since we have ordered our food. The delivery time was expected to be within ** mins. Everybody was tired and slept without eating food this shows how bad the service is of swiggy. They were not replying t...
Apr 17, 2019 by Vidhi gupta
Sending the food in banned plastic (Swiggy) Closed
The food was sent in banned plastics in spite of the restaurant charging ** rupees as packing. The sweet sent was different from what was mentioned in the swiggy website. This is a serious crime by swiggy ...
Apr 17, 2019 by Josley jafran vas
Fraud on coupons (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered food from Swiggy application on the ordered value Rs ***/-. The application claimed **% off on all orders. That's why I ordered the food and got off of Rs. ***/- which is roughly **% of the order value. I and swiggy had a chat o...
Apr 16, 2019 by Kovvada krishna chaitanya
Charged twice for the order (Swiggy) Closed
Order no - #**********. I ordered food from Kritunga restaurant and later cancelled because the **% zomato coupon has not been applied. Then reordered the food same time from the same restaurant with order no #********** within * minute but the...
Apr 16, 2019 by Pavan
Money deducted but order not placed (Swiggy) Closed
I ordered food from Swiggy and completed my payment. Money got deducted from my account but the order was not placed. Please help me to get my refund....
Apr 15, 2019 by AISHWARYA SONTAKKE
Taking more money than MRP (Ice cream ) Closed
Naina Devi me hm duty de rahe the. Wha local shops me hm gye or ice cream li jis pr MRP ** Rs thi lekin wo ** maag raha tha. Jab hmne kha MRP se jayda nhi le skte to unhone kha ki labour charge lgta hai. I request koi action lo yaha logo ko bhu...
Apr 15, 2019 by Sanjeev kumar
Selling price is more than MRP (Thumbsup) Closed
The MRP of *** ml bottle Thumbs up is Rs.**.**. But the retail shops are selling those at Rs **.** per bottle at Joda Bus stand market. I bought * bottles at Rs **.**. When asked "why you are charging more than MRP?", shop keeper replied that "...
Apr 15, 2019 by NARAYAN SAHU
Got rubber content in food (Uber Eats India) Closed
I found rubber content in my food which can even cause cancer. Please do the needful....
Apr 14, 2019 by Abhijeet Narang
Food not delivered (Zomato) Closed
I ordered from the Freshmenu through Zomato. Its been ** mins and I'm unable to contact either of them and the customer care. Even I doesn't know the order status which is very frustrating for me. They are not giving any proper justification. T...
Apr 14, 2019 by Jigar Hiran
Charged unwarranted fees due to some technical issues (Swiggy.com) Closed
On **-March-****, I purchased "SUPER" membership with Swiggy.com, which entitles me to zero delivery and zero surge charges. This membership expired on **-April-****. On **-April-****, I placed * orders with Swiggy. I added the SUPER members...
Apr 13, 2019 by Srinivas Purna
Food quality was worst (Swiggy) Closed
I ordered one half plate matar panner and one veg biryani online from Swiggy's restaurant Partner Comfort Rasoi. There were errors with the following: -The Matar Panner was very less in the quantity that was just half of half. The food was hot,...
Apr 12, 2019 by Ayush Kumar
Different food is delivered (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered the food but they delivered some other food. Please help me...
Apr 12, 2019 by Janani
Food not delivered and order got cancelled (Swiggy) Closed
I have ordered food from swiggy on **-**-****. After some time I reached the delivery guy and he informed that he called me several times but I didn't pick up my call. I haven't received any call at all. I have called him again and went to pick...
Apr 12, 2019 by Raghavender
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