Archive · 13 Aug 2026
Maharashtra FDA Chief Tells Quick-Commerce Buyers: Report Undated Products
Tukaram Mundhe is a very important government officer in Maharashtra, a state in India.
His job is to make sure the food people buy is safe.
He told people who order from fast-delivery apps to tell his office if a product doesn't show when it was made.
When a product has no manufacturing date, customers can just report it.
He started this job on May 25.
Since then, his teams have been checking restaurants, dairies, warehouses, and the small storerooms that deliver things quickly.
Mr. Mundhe has been given about 25 different jobs in more than 20 years of working for the government.
People like him a lot.
At a recent event in Pune, everyone stood up and clapped for him.
A video of him was shared online with the title "Unstoppable Tukaram," and some supporters call him the "Singham" of the bureaucracy.
Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe told quick-commerce buyers to report products that carry no manufacturing date.
Mundhe took charge as FDA Commissioner on May 25 and has since driven a statewide enforcement drive.
Enforcement teams have fanned out across restaurants, dairies, warehouses, and the dark stores that power quick-commerce delivery.
An IAS officer, Mundhe has been transferred close to 25 times in a little over two decades of service.
He received a standing ovation at a recent Pune event, with an online clip titled "Unstoppable Tukaram" and supporters calling him the "Singham" of the bureaucracy.
- Who
- Tukaram Mundhe, an IAS officer serving as Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner
- What
- Urged quick-commerce buyers to report products with no manufacturing date and led a statewide enforcement drive
- When
- Since taking charge as FDA Commissioner on May 25
- Where
- Maharashtra, India, including a recent event in Pune
- Why
- To uphold food safety standards across restaurants, dairies, warehouses, and quick-commerce dark stores
- Person
- Tukaram Mundhe, IAS officer
- Role
- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner
- Took charge
- May 25
- Message to buyers
- Report products with no manufacturing date
- Enforcement targets
- Restaurants, dairies, warehouses, quick-commerce dark stores
- Career transfers
- Close to 25 transfers in a little over two decades
- Public image
- Called the "Singham" of the bureaucracy; viral clip titled "Unstoppable Tukaram"
- Event location
- Pune