{
  "id": 2311251,
  "title": "Is Your Loose Cooking Oil Safe? Maharashtra FDA’s Tukaram Mundhe Crackdown Raises Concerns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/is-your-loose-cooking-oil-safe-maharashtra-fdas-tukaram-mundhe",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-21T04:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/is-your-loose-cooking-oil-safe-maharashtra-fdas-tukaram-mundhe-crackdown-raises-concerns"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has stepped up its scrutiny of loose (unpacked) edible oil across Maharashtra, with Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe warning that violations could lead to strict action, including imprisonment up to seven years. It has raised concerns over the safety and quality of cooking oil sold without proper packaging or labelling. The crackdown, associated with…",
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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."
}