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Maharashtra FDA Seizes 50+ Tonnes of Food Stock, Suspends 30 Licenses in Festive Crackdown
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News18•29-09-2026, 13:45
Maharashtra FDA Seizes 50+ Tonnes of Food Stock, Suspends 30 Licenses in Festive Crackdown
- •The Maharashtra FDA seized over 50 tonnes of food products worth nearly Rs 1.20 crore during a statewide crackdown from September 23-27 ahead of the festive season.
- •Inspections revealed serious hygiene and food safety deficiencies, including pest infestation, improper storage, and unsanitary conditions in Mumbai establishments, with one site having cats, rat droppings, and dead cockroaches.
- •The FDA suspended licenses or registration certificates of 30 food establishments across Maharashtra, including 13 in Mumbai, due to violations.
- •Significant seizures included 7,340 kg of edible oil in Jogeshwari for packaging violations and 23,806.90 kg of food products in the Konkan division suspected to be substandard or misbranded.
- •In addition to food stock, the FDA cracked down on banned products, inspecting 26 establishments, seizing stock worth Rs 30.63 lakh, registering 22 FIRs, and arresting 30 individuals.
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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized over 50 tonnes of food products worth nearly Rs 1.20 crore during a statewide crackdown carried out between September 23 and 27.
The department suspended the licences or registration certificates of 30 food establishments across Maharashtra, including 13 in Mumbai, six in the Konkan division, eight in Pune, and three in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.
Inspectors uncovered serious hygiene deficiencies such as pest infestations, live flies, dead cockroaches, rat droppings, cats in storage areas, blood accumulated inside refrigerators, and open sewage manholes.
