The FDA in Pune seized 16 tonnes of jaggery and 20 tonnes of sugar intended for adulteration, alongside 68 kg of artificially coloured fried green peas. Raids also uncovered adulterated flour, hoarded areca nuts, and banned gutka products, with three establishments issued stop-work notices for unhygienic conditions and operating without licenses.

During inspections, officials found jaggery being produced in unhygienic conditions without adequate sanitation measures. Some units were operating without mandatory food safety…

Under the FDA’s ‘Safe food, safe drug, safe Maharashtra’ campaign, raids were conducted across Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Satara, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur districts on June 1 and…

The FDA in Pune seized 16 tonnes of jaggery and 20 tonnes of sugar intended for adulteration, alongside 68 kg of artificially coloured fried green peas. Raids also uncovered…