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- A raid on a Mumbai warehouse uncovered equipment and chemicals used to replace expiry dates and nutritional information on food products bearing brands like PepsiCo, Nestle, Coca-Cola and Unilever, with seized goods worth about $80,000.
- None of the companies has been accused of wrongdoing, and investigators are focusing on 19 little-known exporters linked to the warehouse owners.
- Canada's food inspection agency has become the first foreign agency to respond, assessing whether the operation poses any risk to its imports, though it says there is no information showing these products entered Canada.
- The case puts a spotlight on India's food export checks, and the intended destinations of the relabelled goods remain unknown.
What to watch next
- Findings from the investigation into the 19 exporters that Maharashtra FDA has referred to concerned authorities
- Whether Canada's CFIA risk assessment concludes any affected products entered Canada, given the bilingual label found
- Any response or statement from India's commerce ministry, which did not immediately comment
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