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Pune FDA Suspends Hotel Chul Mutton Licence, Seizes Banned Products
Food safety officials inspected many food businesses in Pune.
They found hygiene problems at Hotel Chul Mutton in Lohegaon.
The hotel’s licence was suspended, so it must stop serving food for now.
It can reopen only after fixing the problems.
In four days, officials inspected 40 establishments.
They gave improvement notices to 36 of them.
Officials also found prohibited products at three establishments and seized goods worth ₹10.07 lakh.
Seven people were arrested and three criminal cases were registered.
The FDA suspended Hotel Chul Mutton’s food licence after finding hygiene violations in Lohegaon.
The hotel was ordered to stop food operations until the identified deficiencies are corrected.
FDA officials inspected 40 food establishments across Pune Division between August 14 and 17.
Thirty-six establishments received improvement notices, while no licences were cancelled.
Prohibited products worth ₹10.07 lakh were seized, with three FIRs, seven arrests and one vehicle seizure.
- Who
- The Food and Drug Administration, Hotel Chul Mutton and other food establishments in Pune Division.
- What
- The FDA suspended one licence, issued 36 improvement notices and seized prohibited products worth ₹10.07 lakh.
- Where
- Across Pune Division, including Hotel Chul Mutton in Lohegaon near Nagar Road and Jakat Naka.
- When
- The inspections took place from August 14 to 17.
- Why
- Officials cited hygiene and food-safety violations, including failures to meet Schedule 4 requirements and the presence of prohibited products.
Key facts
- Inspections
- 40 food establishments inspected across Pune Division
- Improvement notices
- 36 issued
- Licence action
- One licence suspended; no licences cancelled
- Prohibited-product seizures
- Products worth ₹10.07 lakh seized
- Criminal cases
- Three FIRs registered
- Arrests
- Seven people arrested
- Vehicle seizure
- One vehicle seized
Quotes
Tukaram Mundhe
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
“The administration has adopted a strict position regarding the quality of food products and implementation of the law in Maharashtra. We will not tolerate anyone playing with the health of the public. Citizens have the right to receive pure food. If anyone is found adulterating food or selling, storing or producing prohibited substances, stricter action is being taken and will continue in the future.”
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