Nashik FDA Raid
The establishment was operating in violation of hygiene protocols, sanitation standards, and Schedule 4 guidelines mandated under food safety regulations, according to an FDA release. Nashik : The Nashik Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the registration certificate of a dessert establishment in the city’s Patil Nagar area of Cidco after officers discovered health violations in the unit. During inspection, food safety officers Vaibhav Garde and Sanket Yelmame found live worms inside the custard apple pulp used for preparing ‘rabdi’ dishes at the outlet.
The inspection was carried out on Thursday as part of the state-wide ‘Safe Food, Safe Maharashtra’ campaign under the guidance of FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe (Mumbai), joint commissioner (food) Mangesh Mane (Nashik Division), and assistant commissioner (food) Dnyaneshwar Mahale. The FDA also conducted a raid at a bakery located at Wadala Road’s Bharat Nagar in Nashik East under the ongoing festival campaign on Thursday, where officials discovered that the establishment was operating without a food business licence along with unhygienic conditions at the production and storage units.
As part of the operation, officials seized 143kg of cakes worth Rs35,000 and 8kg of cupcakes worth Rs2,000, bringing the total seized food products to 151kg worth Rs37,990. An FDA official said the inspection drive will continue across Nashik division and food business operators are warned to adhere to the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to ensure cleanliness in food production, storage, handling, and commercial sale. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nashik | Silver Rate in Nashik | Bank Holidays in Nashik | Public Holidays in Nashik | Petrol Price in Nashik | Diesel Price in Nashik | CNG Price in Nashik | LPG Price in Nashik Stay updated with the latest Nashik news.
Suspecting the food items to be of substandard quality and unsafe for consumption, the food safety team seized and destroyed the stock after collecting food samples for laboratory analysis. The bakery owner was ordered to shut down the bakery immediately. The Nashik FDA has also urged citizens to report any issues with respect to food quality, hygiene, or safety directly to their office and participate in the safe food campaign. Download the TOI App.