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- Maharashtra FDA, working with Thane and Navi Mumbai police, raided premises between August 24 and 29 and found 10 companies selling counterfeit food products or repackaging expired stock from popular brands like Lay's, Kurkure, Maggi, Knorr, Hellmann's and Thums Up.
- Officials said the companies altered manufacturing and expiry dates and pasted new stickers to change nutritional facts.
- IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe publicly welcomed the crackdown, saying manipulated labels breach public trust.
- Separately, the FDA also suspended licences of two Mumbai food establishments over hygiene violations, and the raids have drawn the attention of the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court.
What to watch next
- Action from the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court, which have taken note of the raids
- Further FDA action against the 10 companies found selling counterfeit or repackaged products
- Continued Maharashtra FDA crackdown, including any additional licence suspensions
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Tukaram Mundhe
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“When a label lies, the consumer pays the price. An expiry date is not just ink on a package. A nutrition label is not just information. They are promises made to the consumer”
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…on FDA crackdown Taking to social media platform X, IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe hailed the move. Mundhe has become a household name across the country for his strict crackdown on food safety violations in Maharashtra. " When a label lies, the consumer pays the price. An expiry date is not just ink on a package. A nutrition label is not just information. They are promises made to the consumer ," Mundhe wrote on X. "Effective regulation is not about creating fear in the industry. It is about creating an ecosystem where honest businesses are protected, violations are detected, and citizens are not deceived,"…
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