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'3,000 raids, rats, cockroaches': How FDA chiefis giving eateries a wake-up call

Tukaram Mundhe leads Maharashtra's aggressive food safety crackdown, inspecting thousands of food businesses. His teams have conducted over 3,000 raids, suspending permits and uncovering numerous violations. The campaign now targets loose edible oil sales, enforcing regulations f

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HADI KHAN26 Aug 2026, 04:27 amUpdated 4h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
'3,000 raids, rats, cockroaches': How FDA chief is giving eateries a wake-up call

IndiaHADI KHAN

Tukaram Mundhe leads Maharashtra's aggressive food safety crackdown, inspecting thousands of food businesses. His teams have conducted over 3,000 raids, suspending permits and uncovering numerous violations. The campaign now targets loose edible oil sales, enforcing regulations from 2011. Traders express concern over mandatory packaging, while the FDA cites adulteration risks. The FDA seized over Rs 5 crore worth of edible oil during recent inspections.

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Source: Times of India · HADI KHAN. Published 26 Aug 2026, 04:27 am.

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