Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Pune FDA Raids 41 Establishments, Seizes Food and Banned Tobacco
The Food and Drug Administration checked food businesses in Pune and nearby districts before the festive season.
Officials visited 41 establishments between September 16 and 22.
They took away food they suspected was adulterated, expired, badly labelled or unsafe.
The seized food was valued at ₹23.89 lakh.
Six businesses had their licences suspended because of serious hygiene problems.
In a separate operation, officials searched seven places linked to banned gutkha and tobacco products.
Nine people were arrested and nine criminal cases were registered.
The report gives two different values for the seized tobacco: ₹1.42 crore in the headline and ₹1,18,67,295 in the article body.
The Pune FDA raided 41 food establishments across five districts between September 16 and 22.
Officials seized suspected adulterated, mislabelled or substandard food products worth ₹23.89 lakh.
Food licences of six establishments were suspended over hygiene and food-safety violations.
Separate raids at seven locations seized banned tobacco products and led to nine arrests and nine FIRs.
The article’s headline cites ₹1.42 crore in tobacco seizures, while its body reports ₹1,18,67,295.
- Who
- The Food and Drug Administration’s Pune division, food businesses, and people allegedly involved in selling or storing banned tobacco products.
- What
- Officials raided 41 food establishments, seized suspected unsafe food worth ₹23.89 lakh, suspended six licences, and separately seized prohibited tobacco products.
- When
- The food-safety raids took place from September 16 to 22 during the festive season.
- Where
- Across Pune, Solapur, Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara districts in Maharashtra.
- Why
- The enforcement drive aimed to address food adulteration, misbranding, poor hygiene and the sale or storage of prohibited tobacco products.
- Food establishments raided
- 41
- Food products seized
- ₹23.89 lakh worth of suspected adulterated, defective or mislabelled products
- Districts covered
- Pune, Solapur, Sangli, Kolhapur and Satara
- Food licences suspended
- 6
- Separate tobacco-related locations inspected
- 7
- Tobacco-related arrests and FIRs
- 9 arrests and 9 FIRs
- Tobacco seizure value
- Headline: ₹1.42 crore; article body: ₹1,18,67,295
- Campaign
- Safe Food, Safe Drug, Safe Maharashtra