Mumbai, Oct 24 The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized around 43.56 tonnes of food stock and 719.2 litres of milk and ghee, collectively valued at Rs 1.56 crore, during a statewide drive, officials said on Saturday.
The seized food products were suspected to be substandard, adulterated or incorrectly labelled.
The department also destroyed 564 litres of milk in Mumbai and suspended the licences or registrations of several establishments for violations of food safety norms.
The Konkan division recorded seizures of 9.99 tonnes of food stock worth Rs 53.55 lakh, while the Pune division seized 2.11 tonnes of food items valued at Rs 7.93 lakh. In Nashik, the FDA seized 4,069 kg of food products and 62.2 litres of ghee worth Rs 8.25 lakh.
In Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division, 26.84 tonnes of food items valued at Rs 64 lakh were seized, while the Nagpur division reported the seizure of 883.3 kg of oil worth Rs 1.77 lakh.
The FDA also seized prohibited food items worth Rs 19.56 lakh in Pune, Rs 4.22 lakh in Mumbai and Rs 19,090 in Nashik. The department said it would continue enforcement drives to ensure food safety and take action against establishments violating prescribed standards.
Separately, the FDA suspended the licences or registrations of seven food establishments in Mumbai after inspections revealed violations of food safety norms. The violations included unhygienic kitchens and drainage systems, improper storage of vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, use of unauthorised food colours and absence of medical certificates for workers.
(PTI News)
