{
  "id": 14980302,
  "title": "FDA Crackdown On Loose Spices Raises Packaging Costs, Threatens Livelihoods Of Small Retailers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/fda-crackdown-on-loose-spices-raises-packaging-costs-threatens",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-16T14:42:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/fda-crackdown-on-loose-spices-raises-packaging-costs-threatens-livelihoods-of-small-retailers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai: The cost of your everyday spices could rise if small retailers pass on the additional expense of packaging following the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) enforcement order on spices. While wholesale traders at APMC Vashi expect little disruption to their business, smaller sellers and women’s self-help groups dealing in loose spices may face higher costs to comply with the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}