FDA Seizes ₹17.52-Crore Food Stock In Navi Mumbai Over Alleged Date Tampering And Relabelling
Mumbai: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Thane, and Navi Mumbai Crime Branch have seized 4,942 cartons of food products worth Rs 17.52 crore from a Turbhe-based establishment for allegedly tampering with manufacturing and expiry dates and altering ingredient and nutritional information on packaged food. Raid Conducted At Turbhe Unit The action was carried out between August 24 and 29 at…
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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