Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Kunal Kohli Jokes About Tukaram Mundhe Inspecting Indian Kitchens
Kunal Kohli made a joke about food safety inspections.
He suggested that officials check kitchen shelves and refrigerators in homes for old food.
He said some bottles and packets may be expired even if they look clean and well preserved.
Kohli asked people to inspect their own kitchens instead of waiting for someone else.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration is checking places that make or sell food.
These places include restaurants, hotels, roadside eateries and online food suppliers.
Officials are looking for problems such as adulterated milk and banned tobacco products.
Some businesses have received improvement notices or had their licences suspended.
Filmmaker Kunal Kohli jokingly asked Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe to inspect kitchen shelves and refrigerators in Indian households.
Kohli said homes may contain expired food packets and bottles that have been neatly preserved but left unused for years.
He encouraged people to clean and check their own kitchen shelves and refrigerators.
The Maharashtra FDA is inspecting restaurants, hotels, roadside eateries and food suppliers using online delivery platforms.
The inspections cover adulterated milk, restaurant food, junk food near schools, and banned gutka and tobacco-containing pan masala.
- Who
- Filmmaker Kunal Kohli and Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe.
- What
- Kohli jokingly suggested extending food-safety inspections to household kitchens, while the Maharashtra FDA continues inspections of food establishments.
- When
- Kohli posted the suggestion on Sunday, August 23, 2026; the article was published on August 24, 2026.
- Where
- The official inspections are taking place across Maharashtra, while Kohli referred to Indian households across the country.
- Why
- The Maharashtra FDA is checking for food-safety violations, including adulteration, unsafe food and banned products.
- Commentator
- Filmmaker Kunal Kohli
- Official mentioned
- Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration Commissioner
- Kohli’s suggestion
- Inspect kitchen shelves and refrigerators in Indian households
- Inspection targets
- Restaurants, hotels, roadside eateries and online food suppliers
- Reported actions
- Improvement notices have been issued and some licences have been suspended
- Safety concerns
- Adulterated milk, restaurant food, junk food near schools, gutka and tobacco-containing pan masala
