The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized nearly 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.
\n\nFurther, 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.
\n\nThe seized food products were suspected to be substandard, adulterated or incorrectly labelled.
\n\nThe 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, as reported by PTI.
\n\nIn 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.
\n\nThe 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.
\n\nFurther, the department said it would continue enforcement drives to ensure food safety and take action against establishments violating…
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