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Maharashtra FDA seizes ₹1.56 crore in substandard food products
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has confiscated over 43 tonnes of food stock and hundreds of litres of dairy products in a statewide enforcement operation. The seized items, suspected of being adulterated or mislabelled, have been valued at approximately ₹1.56 crore.
LSN India ·
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concluded a comprehensive food safety inspection drive on Saturday, impounding 43.56 tonnes of food stock alongside 719.2 litres of milk and ghee products. Officials said the confiscated items were suspected to be substandard, adulterated or bearing incorrect labels in violation of food safety regulations. An additional 564 litres of milk was destroyed during operations in Mumbai, while the department cancelled the licences and registrations of multiple establishments found non-compliant with food safety standards.
The seizures were distributed across Maharashtra's administrative divisions. The Konkan region accounted for 9.99 tonnes of food products valued at ₹53.55 lakh, while Pune division recovered 2.11 tonnes worth ₹7.93 lakh. In Nashik, authorities confiscated 4,069 kg of food items and 62.2 litres of ghee totalling ₹8.25 lakh in value.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division recorded the largest single haul, with seizures of 26.84 tonnes of food items valued at ₹64 lakh. The Nagpur division separately impounded 883.3 kg of oil worth ₹1.77 lakh. Officials also recovered prohibited food items valued at ₹19.56 lakh across the state during the operation, reinforcing the FDA's ongoing commitment to protecting consumer food safety.