# Maharashtra FDA seizes ₹3.11 crore in banned goods

> Food safety crackdown across Maharashtra nets banned tobacco, adulterated oils and unsafe snacks from multiple establishments.
- Title: Maharashtra FDA seizes ₹3.11 crore in banned goods · The Hindu
- Summary: Food safety crackdown across Maharashtra nets banned tobacco, adulterated oils and unsafe snacks from multiple establishments. Maharashtra's Food and Drug…
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- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/banned-tobacco-suspect-snacks-seized-in-mumbai-fda-crackdown-nets-311-crore-across-maharashtra/article71608708.ece
- Author: Yohaan Varghese
- Published: 2026-10-21T18:34:31+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: maharashtra food and drug administration, banned tobacco, food adulteration, food safety, mumbai, maharashtra, enforcement action, news, politics
## FDA seizes banned tobacco in Mumbai
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration seized banned pan masala and scented tobacco worth seven point zero six lakh rupees from a Tata Intra V ten tempo in Mumbai.
## Case filed against tobacco trader
A case was registered against Uday Sundar Yadav, a resident of Sakinaka, at MIDC police station under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Food Safety and Standards Act.
## Statewide crackdown nets ₹3.11 crore
The FDA's statewide drive resulted in seizure of thirty two thousand sixty one litres of edible oil and thirty seven thousand one hundred twenty eight kilograms of other food stock across Maharashtra.
## Kandivali snacks seized for colouring
FDA officials seized spicy potato wafers, banana wafers, garlic sev, peanut bhujia and schezwan sticks from Shree Sadguru Foods in Kandivali East, suspected of containing colouring.
## Four Mumbai food establishments face action
The FDA cited Arabian Shawarma Cafe and Fast Food in Borivali, Nath Fast Food, Nair on Fire Cloud Kitchen in Mahim and Bikaner Sweets and Namkin for unclean kitchens, rusted equipment and missing worker medical…
## Bhiwandi oil found to be mislabelled
Laboratory tests on a sample sold as Jivo Pomace Olive Oil found it was entirely groundnut oil, not olive oil.

> Laboratory tests on a sample sold as Jivo Pomace Olive Oil found it was entirely groundnut oil, not olive oil.
## Jalna seizure nets ₹83.35 lakh
Officials stopped an Eicher vehicle near Chitali Putali Phata on October eighteen and recovered prohibited pan masala and scented tobacco worth fifty three point two five lakh rupees, including the vehicle, mobile phone and GPS…
## Consumers urged to report violations
The FDA urged consumers to report suspected food adulteration and safety violations through its toll free helpline, one eight zero zero two two two three six five, or its online grievance portal.
## Key takeaway

Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration seized banned tobacco, adulterated food products and unsafe snacks worth three point one one crore across the state in a statewide enforcement drive.