Maharashtra FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe launches statewide food-adulteration crackdown
IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe, as Maharashtra FDA Commissioner, is leading an aggressive food-safety drive—suspending the 73-year-old K. Rustom & Co. ice cream parlour's licence and targeting fake paneer, adulterated milk, gutkha and unsafe edible oil. Enforcement includes ₹2.93 crore edible oil seized and 40% of paneer samples failing tests.
Maharashtra FDA under Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe launched a statewide food-safety crackdown, suspending the iconic K. Rustom ice cream parlour's licence over hygiene violations and targeting fake paneer, adulterated milk, gutkha and unsafe edible oil across food establishments.