{
  "id": 17083469,
  "title": "Maharashtra FDA To Intensify Diwali Food Adulteration Crackdown, Retailers Next In Focus | VIDEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/maharashtra-fda-to-intensify-diwali-food-adulteration-crackdown",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-29T14:40:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-fda-to-intensify-diwali-food-adulteration-crackdown-retailers-next-in-focus-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Mumbai, October 29, 2026: With Diwali approaching, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will intensify its crackdown on food adulteration and food safety violations, shifting its focus from wholesalers, stockists, manufacturers and godowns to retailers selling festive food items. The department will pay special attention to Diwali faral, including chivda, chakli and other savouries,…",
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  "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."
}