FSSAI tightens pan masala packaging rules, bans plastic and plastic-laminated pouchesFSSAI has banned plastic-based packaging for pan masala under new regulations. These rules, effective from their publication, mandate paper...
13 Aug, 2026, 01.52 PM IST
'You are using sword to kill mosquito': Bombay HC tells Tukaram Mundhe-led FDA to use power judiciouslyThe Bombay High Court has told the Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA to use its powers judiciously after Cadila Pharmaceuticals challenged...
13 Aug, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Amazon told to hand over expired goods to FDA for disposalThe Bombay High Court ordered Amazon to transfer expired goods to the FDA. This action follows the agency's earlier reprimand for its drast...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
FDA suspends Blinkit facility's licence over 'cockroach infestation'; Reliance Retail outlet under lens over worms in sweetMaharashtra FDA suspended a Blink Commerce facility's food license due to cockroach infestations and improper storage. An outlet of Relianc...
11 Aug, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
Kitchen checks give restaurants, hotels food for thoughtRestaurants nationwide are voluntarily closing outlets for deep cleaning and hygiene improvements. Regulatory crackdowns over food safety a...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.45 AM IST
Quality control can't be culturally relativeA judge recently overturned a hotel's license suspension that was initiated due to the presence of cockroaches in the kitchen. By acknowled...
31 Jul, 2026, 11.18 PM IST
Bombay HC questions FDA's clean chit to Mantralaya canteensMantralaya canteens: The Bombay High Court criticized the Maharashtra FDA for selective enforcement actions. The court noted discrepancies ...
31 Jul, 2026, 08.42 PM IST
Bombay HC restores FDA-suspended Navi Mumbai hotel's licence, says 'we are in India, need a realistic approach'The Bombay High Court quashed an FDA order suspending a hotel's food license. This action followed a surprise inspection which found only t...
30 Jul, 2026, 12.12 PM IST
Maharashtra FDA suspends food licences of 3 Mumbai restaurants over hygiene issuesMumbai FDA suspended three restaurant licenses due to serious food safety violations. Inspections revealed significant hygiene issues despi...
15 Jul, 2026, 09.08 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA bans serving food in newspapers, issues statewide food safety orderMaharashtra FDA has launched 'Safe Food, Healthy Maharashtra' banning food served on newspapers and enforcing strict hygiene. Hotels, resta...
25 Jun, 2026, 12.18 PM IST
Mumbai MLA hostel caterer's licence suspended after 'stale' food claim by legislatorThe Maharashtra FDA suspended the license of Ajanta Caterers, the MLA hostel canteen operator, after Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gaikwad assaulted...
10 Jul, 2025, 08.40 AM IST
Zepto’s Mumbai facility resumes operationsA fortnight ago, the FDA had revoked the facility’s food license following an investigation in which they found fungal growth on food artic...
14 Jun, 2025, 01.18 PM IST
Maharashtra cancels Johnson & Johnson's manufacturing licence for baby powderThe FDA had earlier issued a show-cause notice to the US pharma, medical devices and consumer goods multinational, seeking to know why acti...
20 Sep, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Maharashtra FDA suspends Sequent Scientific’s Mahad unit licenceThe company has appealed against the decision — taken in May last week — to Girish Bapat, state food and civil supplies minister.
16 Jun, 2016, 03.09 AM IST
HC stays suspension order of Maharashtra FDA on Dr Reddy's C&F agentThe drug maker approached HC seeking a stay on suspension order its C&F agent after the state regulator found some 'violations'.
09 Jan, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
- HC stays suspension of Pepsi's Pune unit licence
Pepsico India has obtained a stay from the Bombay High Court on the suspension of its Pune factory’s licence to manufacture and market food...
18 May, 2010, 12.14 AM IST
- Wockhardt plans to restart production of human insulin
Wockhardt is planning to restart production of human recombinant insulin Wosulin (50:50), for which the State Food and Drug Administration ...
24 Feb, 2007, 04.26 AM IST