Archive · 3 Sep 2026
Maharashtra FDA Announces Year-Round Festival Food Safety Checks
Maharashtra’s food safety department wants festival food to be safe and good quality.
It has made a plan that lasts all year.
Officials will check food during many festivals.
These include Eid, Holi, Bakrid, Diwali and several others.
Checks will happen from January to December.
The department will decide what action is needed for each festival.
Bigger or different festivals may require different kinds of inspections.
The goal is to help keep festival food safe across Maharashtra.
Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration announced a year-round food safety action plan.
The plan will cover festivals including Eid, Holi, Bakrid and Diwali.
Ganeshotsav, Navratri, Mahashivratri and Makar Sankranti are also included.
Food inspections and enforcement drives will run from January through December.
The timing and scope of action will depend on each festival’s nature and scale.
- Who
- The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- What
- A year-round plan for food inspections and enforcement during major festivals.
- When
- From January through December.
- Where
- Across Maharashtra.
- Why
- To ensure the safety and quality of food sold during festivals.
- Authority
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration
- Plan duration
- Year-round, from January to December
- Coverage
- Major festivals across Maharashtra
- Festival examples
- Eid, Holi, Bakrid, Diwali, Ganeshotsav, Navratri, Mahashivratri and Makar Sankranti
- Main activity
- Food inspections and enforcement drives
- Implementation
- Actions will be planned according to each festival’s nature and scale