Expired Food Sold As Fresh? Navi Mumbai Racket Exposed, Maggi, Lay’s, Kurkure Among ₹75.5 Lakh Stock Seized
Mumbai: A racket involving tampering with expiry dates on food packaging has been busted in Navi Mumbai, and products of brands such as Maggi and Lay's have been seized, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Monday. The license of Sadhana Enterprises located in Turbhe's TTC Industrial Area was suspended following the operation, it said in a release. The seized products…
Mumbai: A food safety scandal has been exposed in Navi Mumbai, where food manufacturers were changing expiry dates on packaging to sell expired products, according to the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA suspended the license of Sadhana Enterprises in Turbhe's TTC Industrial Area after seizing thousands of cartons of expired or unlabelled products, valued at ₹75.5 lakh.
The items involved included Maggi, Lay's, and other popular brands, with the investigation conducted between August 24 and 29 by the FDA and Navi Mumbai Police Crime Branch. The seized products were found to have had their original labels and ingredient information replaced with new stickers, allowing the sale of products past their expiry dates or shelf life.
The FDA also seized unlabelled stock and expired food products valued at around ₹30,600, bringing the total value of seized material to ₹75.52 lakh.
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