Urinal in storage area, unclean water: Why FDA suspended licence of Mumbai’s Olympia Coffee House visited by Christopher Nolan and The Odyssey starsMumbai's Olympia Coffee House license was suspended by the FDA. The historic cafe faced numerous food safety and hygiene violations. These ...
18 Sep, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Maharashtra FDA seizes food items worth lakhs in statewide crackdown on gutkha, milk products, sweetsMaharashtra FDA conducted statewide action seizing banned gutkha and pan masala. Milk and milk products worth over seven lakh rupees were a...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.40 AM IST
Hospitals seek new pricing rules as Maharashtra FDA flags high markupsThe healthcare industry seeks a differentiated framework for medical device pricing reviews. Hospitals incur significant costs beyond procu...
17 Sep, 2026, 11.14 AM IST
Centre seeks NPPA report on high markups in hospital consumablesThe Centre has requested a report from the NPPA regarding price discrepancies. Maharashtra FDA flagged significant gaps between trade price...
17 Sep, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
Tukaram Mundhe strikes again: FDA shuts Mumbai's iconic Cafe Mondegar in statewide raid over hygiene breachesMaharashtra FDA suspended licenses of four food businesses for hygiene breaches. Officials inspected thirty-eight establishments and collec...
15 Sep, 2026, 09.45 PM IST
Fake Cancer Drug Racket Busted: A man was selling counterfeit medicines to 100 hospitals across Bengaluru and other statesA major fake cancer drug racket has been busted in Karnataka, with investigators alleging that a licensed pharmacist supplied counterfeit m...
15 Sep, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Vimal Elaichi case: Delhi HC rejects makers' plea against FDA notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn & Tiger ShroffThe Delhi High Court has ruled against the Vimal Elaichi makers, dismissing their plea regarding Maharashtra FDA notices aimed at celebriti...
14 Sep, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
Delhi HC to pass order on Monday on Vimal Elaichi makers' plea seeking to quash show-cause notices against actorsThe Delhi High Court will soon decide on its jurisdiction to hear a plea. This plea challenges show-cause notices issued to Vimal Elaichi b...
13 Sep, 2026, 12.29 PM IST
AstraZeneca's breast cancer drug fails in late-stage trialAstraZeneca's breast cancer drug Etcamah did not meet its main goal in a late-stage trial. The drug showed only a numerical improvement whe...
12 Sep, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
Alembic Pharma clears USFDA inspection at Vadodara bioequivalence facility with nil observationsAlembic Pharmaceuticals has reported that its Vadodara facility passed the recent inspection by the United States Food and Drug Administrat...
11 Sep, 2026, 02.18 PM IST
Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA raids 11 food units in Thane, seizes Rs 20.48 lakh materialMaharashtra FDA has intensified food safety enforcement across the state. Eleven food manufacturing units in Thane were raided, seizing pro...
11 Sep, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
FDA suspends food licences of IRCTC supplier, 3 ISKCON establishments in MumbaiThe Maharashtra FDA has taken decisive action by suspending food licenses due to hygiene and safety breaches. A supplier linked with IRCTC ...
08 Sep, 2026, 08.44 PM IST
Karnataka food safety officials seize expired, mislabelled products from Amazon, Instamart units in BengaluruIn a recent crackdown, authorities in Karnataka uncovered significant violations at Amazon and Instamart facilities. During unannounced ins...
08 Sep, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
Tukaram Mundhe’s food order for festivals: What Maharashtra FDA Commissioner said about food safety rulesMaharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe clarified the new food safety directive. This order aims to monitor and prevent food adulterati...
08 Sep, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Delhi HC reserves order on Vimal Elaichi maker's plea against FDA notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn, Tiger ShroffThe Delhi High Court has reserved its verdict on jurisdiction over notices issued to actors. These notices challenge a chewing elaichi adve...
07 Sep, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Swiggy launches dedicated food safety helpline, in-app channel for customers to report order-related concernsSwiggy has introduced a dedicated helpline and an in-app channel for food safety concerns. Customers can now report issues by calling a spe...
07 Sep, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Popularity was never my goal; what matters is public health: FDA Commissioner Tukaram MundheMaharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe prioritizes public health over personal popularity. He has taken action against 12,083 establis...
06 Sep, 2026, 11.30 AM IST