KFC customer claims maggot found in fried chicken at Greater Noida outlet

Greater Noida: A social media user has claimed that he found what appeared to be a maggot in a piece of deep-fried chicken purchased from a KFC outlet at Gaur City Mall in Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh.

The user posted a video and photograph of the alleged food item on X, tagging KFC India and expressing shock over the discovery. According to his post, the incident happened at around 2.30 pm on Saturday.

“Disgusted and shocked—just found an insect in my KFC deep-fried chicken at Gaur City Mall, Greater Noida West, Uttar Pradesh,” the user wrote.

Questioning the outlet’s food-safety and quality-control procedures, he added, “This is completely unacceptable! Was there any quality check?”

Mathrubhumi English could not independently verify the authenticity of the video or the claims made by the social media user.

The allegation comes at a time when food-safety authorities in several states, including Delhi, have intensified inspections and surveillance ahead of the festive season. The authorities typically step up checks during this period as demand for milk, dairy products, sweets and other food items increases.

FDA order focuses on food safety, not festivals: Tukaram Mundhe

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s recent directive on food safety is intended to prevent food adulteration and strengthen monitoring, rather than impose restrictions on festivals, FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has said.

“We are not regulating festivals; we are ensuring that food served at festivals – just as in weddings, bhandaras, Eid, Christmas, New Year’s Eve events and other gatherings – is safe and compliant with a law that has existed since 2011,” Mundhe told PTI.

Following months of intensified action against food adulteration, the Maharashtra FDA recently introduced a year-round “Festival Enforcement Calendar” to systematically focus on food-safety violations during major festivals.

“There appears to be some misunderstanding and apprehension regarding the standing order issued for food-safety arrangements during festivals and large public gatherings,” Mundhe said.

“The order does not regulate festivals. It regulates food safety,” he said.