{
  "id": 4163020,
  "title": "Watch: FDA Officer Forced To Eat Expired Biscuits Over Bribery Allegations In Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/watch-fda-officer-forced-to-eat-expired-biscuits-over-bribery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T09:36:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/watch-fda-officer-forced-to-eat-expired-biscuits-over-bribery-allegations-in-maharashtras-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district of Maharashtra, an FDA officer found himself in a precarious situation amid allegations of bribery and the sale of expired food products. According to a viral video, the officer was forced to eat expired biscuits by an enraged crowd who accused him of accepting money to protect a local shopkeeper. The crowd claimed the biscuits were purchased from a nearby paan shop where a two-year-old child fell ill and experienced dizziness after consuming the snack mix. The child's condition worsened, leading to a hospital visit. Following the incident, the family lodged a complaint with the FDA office in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. An FDA officer, along with locals, visited the shop to inspect the situation. However, locals alleged that the expired biscuits had already been removed before the inspection. During the inspection, the officer reportedly found several packets of expired biscuits being sold at the shop. Despite the seizure of the expired products, no strict action was taken against the shopkeeper, with locals accusing the officer of attempting to settle the matter after allegedly receiving a bribe.",
  "summary": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Amid a massive crackdown by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra under the leadership of Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe, an incident has come to light from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, where an officer of the department was cornered by an infuriated crowd. \"Eat them yourself,\" the angry crowd could be heard saying in Marathi in a video of the…",
  "key_points": [
    "FDA officer forced to eat expired biscuits in bribery case",
    "Crowds accused officer of accepting bribe for shopkeeper",
    "No action taken against shopkeeper despite expired product seizure"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}