The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized approximately 1,190 kg of laddus and other food products worth ₹1.73 lakh from a manufacturing unit in Kondhwa, Pune, after finding excessive food colouring and unhygienic conditions.

The raid was conducted following a tip-off, FDA official Balaji Shinde told media persons. During the inspection, officials found excessive food colouring in the food products and a lack of proper hygiene standards. (Pune News)

The FDA collected samples of boondi and laddus for testing. A total of 1,190 kg of goods, valued at approximately ₹1,73,950, has been seized, and further action is underway.

The action follows a warning issued by Maharashtra Food Safety Commissioner Tukaram Munde during an event organised by the Poona Merchants Chamber in Pune for the annual sale and distribution of Diwali snacks, including laddus and chivda.

Munde had stressed that food colouring used in laddus consumed during Diwali must remain within prescribed standards. (Pune News)

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