FPJ Interview: No Violator Will Be Spared, Says FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe On Unsafe Food, Gutkha And

FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has suspended licences of over 60 restaurants and served improvement notices to 150 of 600+ inspected in Maharashtra in two months.

Mundhe distinguishes between unsafe food (immediate suspension) and less serious violations (improvement notices), citing the FSSAI Act.

Enforcement has reduced availability of synthetic and substandard milk in Maharashtra, though not eliminated it.

Gutkha banned in Maharashtra since 2012 is smuggled in via cars, jeeps, and buses; MCOCA is being invoked against organised networks.

Restrictions on HFSS foods are limited to areas near schools to protect children, while adults retain freedom of choice.