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Maharashtra FDA to Launch Eat Right Campaign to Promote Food Safety
- •Maharashtra FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe announced the launch of the Eat Right movement to promote food safety and educate citizens on better eating habits.
- •The initiative will feature programs like Eat Right Schools and Eat Right Places, alongside digital campaigns to encourage informed food choices.
- •Recent FDA inspections of 15,000 to 16,000 establishments revealed that nearly half had major compliance deficiencies, leading to suspended licenses and improvement notices.
- •Mundhe urged citizens to actively raise their voices on food safety issues and question the quality of food served at restaurants and sold in shops.
- •The commissioner emphasized that lasting change requires building and stabilizing institutional systems rather than relying solely on individual officers.
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The Maharashtra FDA is launching the ‘Eat Right’ movement to promote food safety, improve eating habits, and educate citizens through digital campaigns and targeted programs like Eat Right Schools, Places, and Worshipping Places. Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe noted that the initiative aims to build a people's movement encouraging informed food choices and proper food handling.
Out of 15,000 to 16,000 establishments inspected by the Maharashtra FDA, nearly half were found to have major compliance deficiencies. Approximately 600 establishments had their licences suspended, while around 5,200 were issued improvement notices for failing to meet food safety standards.
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe stated that having more or fewer ingredients on a snack packet does not automatically make it good or bad. Instead, the critical factor is that manufacturers must disclose ingredients accurately and transparently so consumers can read them and make the right choices.
