Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Pune FDA Seizes Rs76.62 Lakh in Festive Food Crackdown
The Food and Drug Administration checked food businesses during the festive season.
Officials were concerned that some food might be adulterated, wrongly labelled or unsafe.
They seized products worth Rs56.36 lakh from 12 businesses.
They also seized banned gutkha, pan masala and scented tobacco worth Rs20.26 lakh.
The inspections took place in five districts around Pune.
Some sweets and food products were found decomposed and were destroyed.
Licences of several sweet shops, hotels, restaurants and bakeries were suspended.
Police cases were filed and 15 people were arrested in the tobacco-related action.
The FDA said checks will continue and asked people to report unsafe food.
The FDA seized food products worth Rs56.36 lakh from 12 establishments between September 10 and 15, 2026.
A separate drive seized banned gutkha, pan masala and scented tobacco worth Rs20.26 lakh from 14 establishments.
The action covered Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur districts.
Six sweet-shop licences and eight hotel, restaurant and bakery licences were suspended.
The tobacco-product drive resulted in nine sealed establishments, three vehicles seized, 14 FIRs and 15 arrests.
- Who
- The Food and Drug Administration, businesses, and people involved in the prohibited-product trade.
- What
- Officials seized suspected adulterated or misbranded food and banned tobacco-related products, while suspending licences and taking legal action.
- When
- September 10-15, 2026, with inspections continuing during the festive season.
- Where
- Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur districts in the Pune division.
- Why
- To enforce food-safety rules and curb adulteration and the sale of prohibited food products during a period of increased demand.
- Total stock seized
- Rs76.62 lakh
- Suspected adulterated or misbranded food
- Rs56.36 lakh from 12 establishments
- Banned tobacco-related products
- Rs20.26 lakh from 14 establishments
- Sweet-shop licences suspended
- Six
- Other licences suspended
- Eight hotel, restaurant and bakery licences
- Tobacco-drive enforcement
- Nine establishments sealed, three vehicles worth Rs25.50 lakh seized, 14 FIRs registered and 15 people arrested
- Largest listed food seizure
- 899 kg of pasteurised cooking butter worth Rs41.56 lakh from Deccan Cold Storage India Pvt Ltd in Kelawade, Bhor