The statewide enforcement sweep by the Food and Drug Administration targeted 114 establishments, confiscating approximately 3.53 lakh kilograms of food products valued at Rs 9.01 crore. Beyond taking suspected batches of ghee from a Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar distributor, officials confiscated over 1.44 lakh kilograms of edible oil from Avenue Supermarts Ltd in Bhiwandi. Operations conducted between October 28 and 31 yielded 16 arrests, seven sealed properties, and 13 first information reports. In parallel, authorities suspended operations at 19 manufacturing units for sanitary and documentation violations while auditing local hospitality venues.
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Food safety authorities removed over Rs 9 crore worth of suspected compromised food inven…: Food safety authorities removed over Rs 9 crore worth of suspected compromised food inventory from the state supply chain.
Enforcement teams imposed severe penal actions including 16 arrests and seven property se…: Enforcement teams imposed severe penal actions including 16 arrests and seven property sealings during late October operations.
Central regulators separately targeted major e-commerce platforms and pharmaceutical dist…: Central regulators separately targeted major e-commerce platforms and pharmaceutical distributors over deceptive product labelling and advertising practices.
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In an official statement on Monday, the FDA said it seized around 3.53 lakh kg of food articles valued at Rs 9.01 crore from 114 establishments across seven divisions of Maharashtra during the campaign.
The seized stock included 2,279.7 litres of Patanjali cow ghee worth Rs 20.20 lakh from M/s Divya Mahavitarak, a super distributor of Patanjali Ayurved in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, on suspicion of misbranding and adulteration, it added.
The FDA said 4,032 units of the ghee were seized, comprising 2,998 units (1,349.1 litres) valued at Rs 12.29 lakh and 1,034 units (930.6 litres) worth Rs 7.91 lakh. The stock was prima facie found to be in contravention of provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, it said.
The FDA said licences and registrations of 19 establishments, including namkeen, sweetmeat and spice manufacturing units in Mumbai, Amravati and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar divisions, were suspended over serious hygiene deficiencies and violations of food safety regulations.
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