Maharashtra FDA has mandated strict food safety compliance across the entire milk supply chain, from farms to retailers. New guidelines aim to prevent adulteration and ensure uniform standards. Violations like operating without licenses or making false claims can now incur fines up to Rs 10 lakh. The FDA emphasized accountability for all stakeholders, including transporters, and warned of license cancellations for non-compliance, following similar actions in the hospitality sector.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued compliance orders for the entire milk supply chain to curb adulteration and improve food safety, warning that violations like adulteration, false claims and illegal operations could attract fines of up to Rs 10 lakh.
FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe said the department issued the compliance orders for the entire milk and milk products ecosystem after consolidating multiple existing regulations into a single set of guidelines to ensure uniform implementation across the sector.
"Earlier, compliance orders were issued for hotels. Similarly, we have now issued orders for milk and milk products. Regulations applicable to the entire chain -- from farm to table -- have been compiled into compliance guidelines. These are not meant to ban any establishment but to ensure compliance with food safety standards. The orders have been issued today," Mundhe told reporters here.
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