FDA Commissioner Mundhe addressed claims of extortion made by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, asserting he has not received any such complaints
Reacting to the charges, Mundhe said the FDA was absolutely transparent. There is nothing to hide,” he said. The FDA commissioner said he had written to the Director General of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), stating that the FDA was strictly enforcing the law pertaining to food violations. “If the ACB has any information about FDA officers involved in it, then it should step up vigilance and take action,” it said. Mundhe said he had not received any complaint of bribery against FDA officials. The way officers who make mistake should be punished, those who resort to malpractices should also be punished,” Mundhe said. The chief of the state food and drug regulatory authority said he had been holding hearings on appeals filed by those whose licences were suspended.
“It has been issuing daily bulletins on actions taken by the agency. “It (complaint of bribe) has not come to my notice. Please bring it to my notice if it is happening. If there are any black sheep, they should be punished. There is no question about it.
MUMBAI: Amid allegations of extortion against Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials, Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Tuesday said he had not received a single complaint of bribery but maintained that any official found indulging in malpractice should be punished.