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FDA Chief Reacts to Preity Zinta's 'Team Tukaram Mundhe' Tee: 'Wearing a T-Shirt Is Not Enough'
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News18•26-09-2026, 15:29
FDA Chief Reacts to Preity Zinta's 'Team Tukaram Mundhe' Tee: 'Wearing a T-Shirt Is Not Enough'
- •Preity Zinta praised Maharashtra's food-safety enforcement drive by wearing a "Team Tukaram Mundhe" T-shirt.
- •FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe expressed gratitude for Zinta's mention but clarified they haven't met or spoken.
- •Mundhe emphasized that while he appreciates the gesture, "Simply wearing a T-shirt... is not enough," stressing the need for actual work and the right mindset.
- •Tukaram Mundhe is the Commissioner of Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration, responsible for regulating food, medicines, and cosmetics.
- •Mundhe has been central to Mumbai's food-safety conversation, leading inspections that uncovered hygiene lapses, pest infestations, and improper food storage, resulting in actions against violating establishments.
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Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe expressed gratitude for Preity Zinta mentioning him, noting that while he appreciates the gesture, simply wearing a statement T-shirt is not enough and actual work must be done.
As Maharashtra's FDA Commissioner, Tukaram Mundhe has been at the center of a food-safety enforcement drive involving inspections of restaurants and food businesses to flag hygiene lapses, pest infestations, and improper storage, leading to license suspensions for violators.
No, Tukaram Mundhe stated that he has neither spoken to Preity Zinta personally nor talked with her over the phone, though he remains grateful for her public acknowledgement.
