Maharashtra FDA Mandates Free Water, Bans Newspaper Packaging In Sweeping F&B Compliance Order
State regulator orders all food businesses to provide free drinking water, halt newspaper-based food packaging, restrict cooking-oil reuse, and disclose allergens and calories on menus. FoSTaC staff training is now compulsory, and operators above Rs 50 crore turnover face mandatory annual third-party audits — raising compliance costs across hotels, QSRs and cloud kitchens.
Maharashtra FDA issued a Comprehensive Food Safety Compliance Order mandating free drinking water, banning newspaper food packaging, restricting cooking-oil reuse, requiring FoSTaC staff training, menu allergen/calorie disclosures, and annual audits for food businesses above Rs 50 crore turnover.