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Tukaram Mundhe's FDA Team Shuts Down INOX Food Counters in Mumbai
- •Maharashtra FDA shut down food counters at INOX cinema in R City Mall, Ghatkopar, Mumbai for five days over hygiene violations.
- •The action was taken on October 9, 2026, and counters were allowed to reopen on October 13 after compliance.
- •Management allowed audiences to bring outside food as cinema screenings continued without food and beverage sales.
- •Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe launched the Safe Food Safe Medicine Safe Maharashtra campaign in May 2026.
- •Tukaram Mundhe cleared the UPSC civil services exam in 2005 with an All India Rank of 20 and is known for strict enforcement of rules.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closed the food and beverage counters at the INOX multiplex in Ghatkopar's R City Mall due to non-compliance with food safety, cleanliness, and hygiene standards. The counters remained sealed for five days starting October 9, 2026, before being cleared to reopen on October 13.
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe launched the 'Safe Food, Safe Medicine, Safe Maharashtra' campaign in May 2026. Under this ongoing enforcement drive, the agency has inspected numerous eateries, dark stores, and food businesses across the state to crack down on health and safety violations.
Tukaram Mundhe comes from a destitute family in Beed district, Maharashtra, where he experienced hardship and witnessed government welfare failures firsthand. He graduated from the Government College of Arts and Science in Aurangabad in 1996 and cleared the civil services exam in 2005 with an All India Rank of 20 to join the Maharashtra cadre.
