{
  "id": 779729,
  "title": "Maharashtra FDA Warns Against Fake Agents Seeking Money For Food & Drug Licences",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/maharashtra-fda-warns-against-fake-agents-seeking-money-for-food-drug",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-13T14:57:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/maharashtra-fda-warns-against-fake-agents-seeking-money-for-food-drug-licences"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mumbai: Amid its aggressive crackdown on food safety violators across Maharashtra, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public advisory warning citizens against fraudulent agents who claim to secure food and drug licences by misusing the names of FDA officials and demanding money from applicants. FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe clarified on Thursday that the department has not…",
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  "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."
}