FDA crackdown: FIR against Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, Blinkit, Zomato Hyperpure officials; here's why
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized food products worth ₹48 lakh during a crackdown across Thane and Pune districts. Licenses of five establishments have been suspended.
A first information report (FIR) was filed by the police against officials from Reliance Consumer Products, Reliance Retail, Blinkit and Zomato Hyperpure. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted a crackdown on the sale of expired food products across Thane and Pune districts. Over ₹48 lakh worth of expired food stock was seized during the operation, which took place between October 14 and 15.
The FIR was registered at the Shanti Nagar police station in Thane and names 10 individuals, including senior officials and employees associated with the listed companies. The seizure was conducted simultaneously at multiple locations in both districts. The FDA found expired, damaged and customer-rejected food products that were allegedly diverted through unlicensed sorting yards and brokers to retailers for sale.
Five establishments had their licenses suspended, and four unlicensed premises were halted from business operations.
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