{
  "id": 6159286,
  "title": "Tukaram Mundhe clarifies his new order - Maharashtra FDA chief explains his food safety directive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/tukaram-mundhe-clarifies-his-new-order-maharashtra-fda-chief-explains",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-07T18:01:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/tukaram-mundhe-clarifies-his-new-order-maharashtra-fda-chief-explains-his-food-safety-directive-11788803677268.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The FDA's directive aims to prevent illness by ensuring food safety during festivals, without regulating celebrations. It maintains longstanding food safety laws and applies uniformly across all communities and traditions, FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe said.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "‘If there’s a will, there's a way': FSSAI CEO praises Maharashtra FDA's Tukaram Mundhe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/if-theres-a-will-theres-a-way-fssai-ceo-praises-maharashtra-fdas",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:40:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Tukaram Mundhe's FDA action: Maggi, Lay’s, Kurkure packs found with fake expiry dates in Mumbai were meant for export",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tukaram-mundhes-fda-action-maggi-lays-kurkure-packs-found-with-fake",
        "published": "2026-09-02T11:14:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Tukaram Mundhe crackdown | Who will FDA target next? Maharashtra food safety body rolls out calendar for festivals",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/tukaram-mundhe-crackdown-who-will-fda-target-next-maharashtra-food",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:00:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "FDA awaits replies from restaurants at MCA premises: Tukaram Mundhe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/fda-awaits-replies-from-restaurants-at-mca-premises-tukaram-mundhe",
        "published": "2026-09-06T07:40:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "‘Regulates food safety, not festivals’: FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe clarifies new order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/regulates-food-safety-not-festivals-fda-chief-tukaram-mundhe",
        "published": "2026-09-06T10:53:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}