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Festive season crackdown: Maharashtra FDA seizes food stock worth ₹63.45 crore

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Festive season crackdown: Maharashtra FDA seizes food stock worth ₹63.45 crore

Mumbai The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized food stock worth ₹63.45 crore and suspended 954 food licences and registrations during a statewide enforcement drive conducted between September 1 and November 3, officials said on Thursday (November 5, 2026).

According to a press note issued by the FDA, officials inspected 9,667 food establishments across Maharashtra, issued 4,603 improvement notices and initiated action to cancel 25 licences and registrations.

They also collected 8,835 food samples and seized 3,098.46 metric tonnes of food stock.