FDA crackdown intensifies, Mumbai’s famous Ayub’s latest on list

The FDA said these deficiencies could increase the risk of microbial contamination and cross-contamination.

The action was part of the FDA’s “Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra” campaign. On August 24, officials inspected 37 hotels, restaurants and eateries across the state, issuing improvement notices to 31 establishments and suspending four food licences.

The other three were Sankalp Mahila Audyogik Utpadak Sahakari Sanstha Ltd in Kurla, and Burhampur Jalebi Center and Step In Restaurant in Nagpur.

The FDA also seized 60,709.8 kg of food products worth Rs 2.24 crore, including 55,996 kg of roasted arecanut worth Rs 2.23 crore in Nagpur.

In Pune, 4,317 kg of food products worth Rs 7.27 lakh were seized from an establishment operating without a valid food licence or registration. In Jalgaon, officials also collected a sample of 396.8 kg of suspected adulterated loose soybean oil for testing.