FDA raids 11 Thane farsan manufacturers, seizes food stock worth ₹20.48 lakh
Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration raided 11 snack manufacturing units in Thane due to severe hygiene violations and lack of valid licenses. Authorities seized nearly 29 tonnes of food products after discovering pest infestations and sewage contamination.
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This highlights critical public health and food safety enforcement issues in urban manufacturing hubs.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seized nearly 29 tonnes of food products and raw materials worth ₹20.48 lakh from 11 farsan and snack-manufacturing establishments in Thane after inspections allegedly found units operating without valid licences and food being prepared amid sewage, pest infestation and other severely unhygienic conditions.
The FDA has issued stop-work orders and suspended the licences or registrations of all 11 establishments located at Bhaskar Compound in the Shil-Diwa Road area of Khardi village, the regulator said in a statement on September 10.
FDA officials conducted a surprise raid on September 9 on establishments manufacturing and selling farsan, wafers, chivda, namkeen and other food products.
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