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71% consumers in Mumbai rarely asked for prescription, survey finds; Maharashtra FDA acted against 880 drug licensees in three months

September 19, 2026 admin

As many as 71% of consumers surveyed in Mumbai said chemists never or rarely refused to sell medicines without a doctor’s prescription, compared with 64% nationally, according to a LocalCircles survey published on September 18, 2026. The findings come as the Centre has proposed mandatory CCTV surveillance at medical stores selling prescription drugs, and the…

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FDA raids 11 Thane farsan manufacturers, seizes food stock worth ₹20.48 lakh

September 12, 2026 admin

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized nearly 29 tonnes of food products and raw materials worth ₹20.48 lakh from 11 farsan and snack-manufacturing establishments in Thane after inspections allegedly found units operating without valid licences and food being prepared amid sewage, pest infestation and other severely unhygienic conditions. The FDA has issued stop-work…

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FDA awaits replies from restaurants at MCA premises: Tukaram Mundhe

September 6, 2026 admin

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Maharashtra Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe during an interview with PTI, in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: PTI Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration is awaiting a response from five restaurants at Mumbai Cricket Association’s (MCA) Bandra-Kurla Complex premises to the notices over third-party contracting arrangements, according to FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. “MCA…

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Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of two online food delivery facilities

August 19, 2026 admin

This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Maharashtra‘s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suspended the licences of two Blinkit facilities in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on Tuesday (August 18, 2026) after inspections found alleged cold-chain failures, expired food, poor hygiene and inadequate traceability records, among other food-safety violations. Earlier, a Zepto facility…

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Who is Tukaram Mundhe, the IAS officer leading Maharashtra’s FDA crackdown?

August 16, 2026 admin

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Tukaram Mundhe — the Commissioner of Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration— is leading a massive crackdown against food and drug adulteration in the State. Several establishments have been raided, shut down, and issued show cause notices over the last few months, with seizures and police complaints following. Many of these…

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Maharashtra FDA to introduce end-to-end traceability of milk to fight adulteration

August 9, 2026 admin

Food and Drugs Authority commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini In a bid to arrest the frequent and recurring incidents of milk adulteration in Maharashtra, the State’s Food and Drug Administration has planned a massive digitisation initiative for end-to-end traceability of milk. The project intends to digitise milking records and link them to…

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Maharashtra FDA permanently cancels Pune-based pharma firm’s license over six contaminated medicines, GMP lapses

August 8, 2026 admin

Image for representational purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday (August 6, 2026) permanently cancelled the Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing license of Pune-based InduCare Pharma Pvt. Ltd. after six medicines failed quality tests, with some found contaminated with fungi, insects and larvae, and widespread Good Manufacturing…

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Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration places one-year ban on analogue, non-dairy paneer

August 5, 2026 admin

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday (August 5, 2026) imposed a one-year ban on the production, processing, storage, transportation, distribution and sale of ‘analogue/non-dairy paneer’. The FDA’s order was issued under Sections 18, 29, and 30(2) (a) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This is part of the FDA’s enforcement…

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McDonald’s Responds After Maharashtra Food Administration Accuses It Of Using Fake Cheese

February 23, 2024 admin

The crackdown prompted McDonald’s to remove the term “cheese” from products. Following a crackdown by Maharashtra’s Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), fast food giant McDonald’s has assured customers that it only uses “genuine, high-quality cheese” in its products. The FDA accused McDonald’s of deceptive practices related to the use of cheese substitutes in its items….

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