The Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration (FDA) ordered the suspension, until further orders, of the food licences issued to Amazon, Swiggy Instamart and BigBasket, according to multiple corroborated reports.

The suspension followed inquiries and inspections that found datura (also spelled dhatura) fruits and seeds being listed and offered for sale on these online platforms as food products for human consumption.

The Karnataka FDA directed the platforms to immediately remove all online listings, advertisements and promotional materials offering datura fruits or seeds for human consumption and to stop the sale and distribution of such products as food.

The department's investigation reportedly found packets of datura fruits and seeds bearing FSSAI licence or registration numbers, and discovered such products stored in warehouses and available for sale through online platforms.

An order by Food Safety Commissioner K. Srinivas is cited in reporting. Representatives of the three companies appeared before the authority in those reports; accounts say Amazon did not file a response, Swiggy Instamart sought more time, and BigBasket said it had stopped sales and would correct labelling (for example, indicating 'Not for human consumption').

The Karnataka FDA's action was extended to suppliers and sellers who provided datura products to the platforms; the department directed competent State and Central officers to suspend licences or registrations of those suppliers pending further orders.

The department asked the platforms to submit compliance reports and indicated that lifting the suspension would be considered after receipt of those reports and after providing the parties an opportunity for a hearing.

Reporting cited that datura (thorn apple, jimsonweed, devil's trumpet) is a poisonous plant; its fruits and seeds are toxic and consumption can pose serious public-health risks, including severe poisoning and death in extreme cases.

Multiple national news outlets reported this action on Aug. 24–25, 2026, attributing the order to the Karnataka Food Safety and Drugs Administration.

This draft is based solely on the corroborated facts in the supplied sources and requires human editorial review before publication.