{
  "id": 3439365,
  "title": "'3,000 raids, rats, cockroaches': How FDA chief is giving eateries a wake-up call",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/3-000-raids-rats-cockroaches-how-fda-chief-is-giving-eateries-a-wake",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-26T04:27:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/3000-raids-dirty-kitchens-exposed-food-giants-hit-how-tukaram-mundhe-is-giving-eateries-a-wake-up-call/articleshow/133528742.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tukaram Mundhe leads Maharashtra's aggressive food safety crackdown, inspecting thousands of food businesses. His teams have conducted over 3,000 raids, suspending permits and uncovering numerous violations. The campaign now targets loose edible oil sales, enforcing regulations from 2011. Traders express concern over mandatory packaging, while the FDA cites adulteration risks. The FDA seized over…",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}