Maharashtra FDA Acts Against Patanjali Ghee, Suspends 19 Food Licences

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended licences of 19 food business operators, including a super distributor of Patanjali Ayurved, and seized food articles worth over Rs 9 crore during a special festive-season drive. In an official statement on Monday, the FDA said it seized around 3.53 lakh kg of food articles valued at Rs 9.01 crore from 114 establishments acro

The seized stock included 2,279.7 litres of Patanjali cow ghee worth Rs 20.20 lakh



from M/s Divya Mahavitarak, a super distributor of Patanjali Ayurved in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, on suspicion of misbranding and adulteration, it added. 

The FDA said 4,032 units of the ghee were seized, comprising 2,998 units (1,349.1 litres) valued at Rs 12.29 lakh and 1,034 units (930.6 litres) worth Rs 7.91 lakh. 

The stock was prima facie found to be in contravention of provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, it said.