Mumbai: On Wednesday, FDA said it has suspended the licences of 18 sweet manufacturers, sellers, home-based food units (gruh udyog), and similar businesses across the state.Five of them were in Mumbai, six in Pune, five in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, and two in Amravati.In the city, the suspended establishments are Sheetals in Dadar (W), ITC Limited in Andheri (E), Dhanya Enterprises (Gupta Shev and Puri) in Mulund and Zepto Limited in Kandivali (E).In a press statement, FDA said all were found to be manufacturing food under unhygienic conditions.It has also suspended the licence of Bhagwati Stores in Borivali due to an infestation of cockroaches, flies, and other insects, as well as rotten food articles, improper storage, and a defective freezer.Across the state, the seized stock comprises about 14,340.78 kg of food articles and 204 litres of kokum, with a total value of Rs 37.49 lakh. In Dahisar (E), boondi and sweet halwa worth Rs 1.45 lakh (214 kg) were seized on suspicion of adulteration.At Bharatkumar Shantilal & Co. in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai, jaggery powder, jaggery modak, and jaggery totalling 1,277 kg valued at Rs 78,420 were seized.In Mahape, Shree Shiv Foods was found to be selling suspected adulterated Madras mix and tikha shev (165 kg worth Rs 6,000).Additionally, chilli and turmeric powder weighing 2,896 kg and valued at Rs 5 lakh were seized during an inspection at Dhanashree Spices in Koparkhairane. At Khaiteshwar Foods in Kamothe, mixed farsan, tikha gathiya, tikha shev, and besan papdi worth Rs 19,570 were seized.At Mahadev Farsan in Panvel, chakli and palmolein oil weighing 386 kg and valued at Rs 70,780 were seized during an inspection.
