Food safety
FDA seizes 3,196 kg of sweets in Pune division
A one-day drive on 3 November, days before Diwali.
Photo: Laura / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
₹16.93 lakh
Value of food seized
From 15 sweet shops, dairies, bakeries and dry fruit traders.
8
Licences suspended
Three more businesses were ordered to stop operating.
1,440 kg
Destroyed on the spot
Suspected substandard or badly stored stock, the FDA said.
Pune areas
Where action was taken
Camp, Shivajinagar, Wanowrie, Mohammadwadi, Mundhwa, Pimple Saudagar, Kalewadi, Shikrapur, Manchar and Mulshi.
Tips
Before you buy
- Look for an FSSAI licence number
- Buy milk sweets made the same day
- Avoid very bright colours or a sour smell
1800-222-365
FDA helpline
Call the Maharashtra FDA toll-free number to report suspect food.