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Reliance and Blinkit executives face FIR

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Reliance and Blinkit executives, including V Subramaniam, Ashok Kumar Singh, Vijay Bhikaji Kharmale, and Nilesh Ramdasrao Deshmukh, have been named in a FIR for alleged violations of food safety standards. The FIR has been registered under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, at the Shanti Nagar police station in Thane, Maharashtra. The company, which produces soft drinks, milk, jams, and chocolates, has been the subject of a crackdown on food safety by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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  • Reliance and Blinkit executives face a FIR for alleged violations of food safety standard…: Reliance and Blinkit executives face a FIR for alleged violations of food safety standards.
  • The FIR has been registered under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Bharat…: The FIR has been registered under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, at the Shanti Nagar police station in Thane, Maharashtra.
  • The company, which produces soft drinks, milk, jams, and chocolates, has been the subject…: The company, which produces soft drinks, milk, jams, and chocolates, has been the subject of a crackdown on food safety by the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Executives of Reliance Consumer Products named in the FIR include V Subramaniam, Ashok Kumar Singh, Vijay Bhikaji Kharmale, and Nilesh Ramdasrao Deshmukh. The FIR has been registered at the Shanti Nagar police station in Thane.

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Emails sent to Reliance Consumer Products and Zomato remained unanswered till press time. The FIR was registered under relevant provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Reliance Consumer Products, the fast-moving consumer goods arm of Reliance Industries, makes multiple products such as Campa soft drinks, Joyland flavoured milk, SIL jams and Lotus chocolates.

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The Maharashtra FDA has been leading a crackdown on food safety across the state, with dozens of well-known restaurants, clubs and dark stores of quick commerce platforms including Domino's Pizza, Olympia Coffee House and Cafe Mondegar, among others, being sent notices for hygiene violations, or having their licenses suspended.

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