Maharashtra FDA Seizes Over ₹3.11 Crore Worth of Counterfeit Goods
Maharashtra FDA has seized counterfeit goods worth ₹3.11 crore in a statewide crackdown, including food items and banned products.
Pune, October 21 (Daily Kiran) : The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has undertaken a significant operation across the state, seizing counterfeit goods valued at approximately ₹3.11 crore. This initiative, aimed at safeguarding public health, took place on Wednesday.
The Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar division of the FDA was particularly active, confiscating around 33,940 kilograms of various items, including cooking oil, snacks, khoya, peda, kalakand, ghee, and bakery products, with a total worth of ₹87.52 lakh.
In the Nagpur division, officials seized 1,078.40 liters of cooking oil and 49 kilograms of khoya, totaling ₹2,00,771. The Konkan division, specifically in Bhiwandi, reported the seizure of 11,779 liters of cooking oil and 2,850 kilograms of tea, valued at ₹1.27 crore.
The Pune division also made substantial seizures, including 9,000 kilograms of paneer, 440 kilograms of khoya, and 9,888 liters of cooking oil. Additionally, the FDA’s Ahilyanagar district in the Nashik division confiscated 87 kilograms of bhagar, a type of coarse grain, due to suspicions of adulteration, valued at ₹6,960.
In a related crackdown, the Kandivali East-West area of the FDA seized snacks like wafers, farsan, jalebi, and halwa, suspected of containing artificial colors, with a total worth of ₹25,195. The Jalna and Mumbai divisions also targeted banned products, confiscating goods worth ₹93.42 lakh, including vehicles.
As a result of these enforcement actions, the FDA suspended the licenses of four food establishments in Mumbai for maintaining unsanitary conditions and violating regulations.
