{
  "id": 1057846,
  "title": "Tukaram Mundhe's Maharashtra FDA suspends Parle Agro warehouse licence: Expired Frooti seized — what else was found?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/tukaram-mundhes-maharashtra-fda-suspends-parle-agro-warehouse-licence",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-15T14:54:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tukaram-mundhe-ias-maharashtra-fda-suspends-parle-agro-warehouse-licence-expired-frooti-seized-mumbai-news-food-license-11786790766030.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licence of a Parle Agro-linked Velocity Express warehouse in Mumbai, following the seizure of expired beverages worth ₹99,970. The facility, located near Chembur Naka in the Gadkari area, has also been suspended. The inspection, conducted by a team of eight FDA officials, took place between 6 pm on August 13 and 5 am on August 14. Expired batches of Appy Fizz, Frooti and Candy Juice were among the confiscated products. The FDA has ordered the warehouse to cease all sales, movement or distribution of the expired stock. Following the seizure, officials sealed the warehouse and detained two vehicles used for transportation. The FDA has also stepped up its food safety drive, inspecting 86 establishments across Maharashtra, ordering one business to cease operations immediately, issuing improvement notices to 60 establishments, and suspending 14 food business licences.",
  "summary": "Maharashtra FDA has reportedly suspended the license of a Velocity Express warehouse linked to Parle Agro after seizing expired beverages worth ₹99,970. The inspection revealed expired batches of Appy Fizz, Frooti, and Candy Juice during a night operation by eight officials.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Maharashtra FDA suspends licences of multiple facilities linked to Blinkit, Zepto, Instamart over food safety violations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/maharashtra-fda-suspends-licences-of-multiple-facilities-linked-to",
        "published": "2026-08-14T17:22:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Inc42",
        "title": "Maharashtra FDA Suspends Licences of 14 Dark Stores Of Blinkit, Zepto & Instamart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/maharashtra-fda-suspends-licences-of-14-dark-stores-of-blinkit-zepto",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:26:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "Mumbai FDA Cracks Down On Food Safety Violations, Suspends 10 Licences After Inspections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/mumbai-fda-cracks-down-on-food-safety-violations-suspends-10-licences",
        "published": "2026-08-14T18:41:15.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}