Maharashtra FDA seized food products worth over Rs 9 crore during a statewide pre-Diwali crackdown on suspected adulteration. The operation included 2,279 litres of Patanjali cow ghee, suspension of 19 food business licences and arrests in a separate banned-products drive
Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a Maharashtra FDA show-cause notice over his appearance in Vimal Elaichi advertisements. Devgn argues the notice was wrongly issued to him as an actor instead of the manufacturer, while the FDA maintains the ads constitute surrogate promotion of banned pan masala products.
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe rejected Sanjay Raut’s allegations of systemic extortion, calling them generic and seeking concrete evidence. Mundhe said complaints can be submitted confidentially to the FDA or ACB, while Raut alleged officials exploited enforcement drives to extort businesses
Maharashtra has imposed a one-year ban on the manufacture, sale and distribution of analogue or artificial paneer following widespread food safety violations. The FDA said over one-third of tested samples failed quality standards, prompting stricter enforcement against adulterated dairy products.
