Amazon, Instamart, BigBasket Lose Food Licences in Karnataka Over Datura Sales

Karnataka food safety authorities suspended the food licences of Amazon, Instamart, and BigBasket over the sale of Datura, a toxic plant, on their platforms. Amazon failed to respond to the regulatory notice issued against it. Instamart requested extra time to submit documents detailing the action it had taken. BigBasket, in its response, stated that it had already halted the online sale of the fruit. The crackdown highlights growing regulatory scrutiny of e-commerce platforms selling potentially harmful products.