The Maharashtra Food & Drugs Administration (MFDA) seized loose edible oil worth Rs 1.94 crore from multiple establishments in the Beed district on Aug.6 and Aug. 7, according to a press note from the organisation on Sunday.
Shrikant Karkale, Joint Commissioner and Nitin Mohite, Assistant Commissioner supervised these operations which targeted establishments that allegedly engage in oil repacking and selling loose oil.
The FDA, under the leadership of Commisioner Tukaram Mundhe, suspended the food licences of many famed Mumbai-based culinary fixtures such as Parsi Dairy Farm, K Rustom Ice Cream, Shalimar restaurant, Noor Mohammadi Hotel and Rehmania restaurant, and more recently, various notable sports clubs across the city.
The food safety body advised citizens to avoid purchasing loose edible oil and to ensure that it is verified with FSSAI clearance along with a manufacturing and expiy data.
"Citizens are advised to purchase edible oil only from licensed vendors and to verify the FSSAI license number, manufacturing and expiry date, and proper labeling on the package," the press not stated.
(This is a developing story.)
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