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Maharashtra Issues SOP to Tackle Mid-Day Meal Food Poisoning 0
- A to Z, Event, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 4, 2025
Key Development After a series of food poisoning incidents linked to mid-day meals, the Maharashtra government has introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to strengthen food safety in schools. The move follows a recent case in Buldhana where 13 tribal girls fell ill after consuming contaminated food. The SOP outlines clear roles for schools, local
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Maharashtra Imposes One-Year Ban on Analogue Paneer 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, News
- August 5, 2026
Key Update The Maharashtra government has banned the manufacture, processing, preparation, packing, storage, transportation, distribution, and sale of analogue (non-dairy) paneer across the state for one year, citing risks to public health. With this decision, Maharashtra becomes the second state after Chhattisgarh to prohibit the product. Manufacturers produce analogue paneer using vegetable oils, starches, emulsifiers,
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Maharashtra FDA Targets Hidden Quick Commerce Dark Stores 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- June 19, 2025
Quick commerce companies promising 10–15 minute grocery deliveries are now under the Maharashtra FDA’s radar. After officials found serious hygiene violations at a Zepto warehouse in Dharavi, Mumbai, the FDA has intensified its search for hidden “dark stores” fuelling this rapid delivery model. Zepto Raided, Licence Suspended Last month, FDA officers raided a Kiranakart Technologies
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Maharashtra FDA Shuts 2 IIT Bombay Canteens Over FSSAI Licence Violations 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 7, 2026
Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued stop-business notices to two canteens at IIT Bombay and served an improvement notice on a third following a food safety inspection. FDA officials conducted the inspection on Wednesday after receiving a complaint. During the inspection, they found that two canteens were allegedly operating without
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Maharashtra FDA Plans Digital Milk Traceability System to Curb Adulteration 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Laws, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 10, 2026
Key Update The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning a digital system to trace milk from the farm to collection centres in an effort to tackle recurring milk adulteration across the State. The proposed system will digitise milk collection records and link them to individual milch animals, allowing authorities to compare the quantity
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Maharashtra FDA Orders Clear Labels for Analogue Paneer 0
- A to Z, Food Hygiene, Food Safety, Health & Wellness, News
- August 18, 2025
Key Update In response to consumer complaints about misleading substitutions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Maharashtra has made it mandatory for food establishments using analogue paneer to display its composition on menus, premises, or packaging. Although the use of cheese analogues in the food service sector has been legally permitted since 2021, FDA
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