The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized banned and suspect goods valued at approximately ₹3.11 crore — yaani about ₹311 lakh — in a statewide operation aimed at safeguarding public health, Daily Kiran reported from Pune on October 21.

Source: Daily Kiran

TechWord News, reporting the same crackdown on October 22, said the FDA seized banned products in Mumbai and Jalna, including vehicles and other items, valued at ₹93.42 lakh, and that the overall drive fetched ₹3.11 crore across Maharashtra. It said the ministry has urged consumers to report suspected food adulteration and safety violations through the toll-free helpline 1800222365 or its online complaint portal.

Source: TechWord News

In the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, the FDA confiscated around 33,940 kilograms of items including cooking oil, snacks, khoya, peda, kalakand, ghee and bakery products, worth ₹87.52 lakh, Daily Kiran reported. In the Konkan division, officials in Bhiwandi seized 11,779 litres of cooking oil and 2,850 kilograms of tea valued at ₹1.27 crore — yaani ₹127 lakh.

The Pune division seized 9,000 kilograms of paneer, 440 kilograms of khoya and 9,888 litres of cooking oil, while the Nagpur division seized 1,078.40 litres of cooking oil and 49 kilograms of khoya totalling ₹2,00,771, the report said. In the Nashik division's Ahilyanagar district, 87 kilograms of bhagar, a coarse grain, was confiscated over suspected adulteration, valued at ₹6,960, and in Mumbai's Kandivali area snacks including wafers, farsan, jalebi and halwa suspected of containing artificial colours, worth ₹25,195, were seized.

As a result of the enforcement action, the FDA suspended the licences of four food establishments in Mumbai for maintaining unsanitary conditions and violating regulations, Daily Kiran reported.

At a glance

Total seized: about ₹3.11 crore (yaani ~₹311 lakh) statewide. Biggest lots: Bhiwandi (Konkan) oil and tea ₹1.27 crore; Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar food items ₹87.52 lakh; Mumbai–Jalna banned products incl. vehicles ₹93.42 lakh. Also seized: Pune paneer, khoya and oil; Nagpur oil and khoya. Action: licences of four Mumbai food establishments suspended. Report violations: 1800222365.

What is solid

  • Maharashtra FDA seized goods worth about ₹3.11 crore in a statewide crackdown — reported by both Daily Kiran and TechWord News with matching division-wise figures.
  • Mumbai and Jalna banned-product seizures, including vehicles, were valued at ₹93.42 lakh — both reports.
  • Licences of four Mumbai food establishments were suspended over unsanitary conditions — Daily Kiran.

What is only claimed

  • The reports describe the stock as banned, counterfeit or suspect — laboratory confirmation and any prosecutions are matters for the FDA's follow-up, and no court findings have been reported.