Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducts a pre-Diwali enforcement drive, seizing large quantities of sweets, dairy and other food items across multiple districts and suspending licences of food businesses. Reports describe seizures that include suspected substandard or misbranded goods, along with alleged hygiene and storage lapses, and some operations involve destruction of confiscated stock and sealing or closure notices.

Across outlets, the crackdown is linked to festive-season safety checks and enforcement under state food-safety campaigns. Several reports highlight Patanjali ghee and other brands, with officials alleging issues such as suspected misbranding or adulteration, and note arrests and FIRs in connection with violations. Other accounts focus on transportation and storage conditions—such as sweets carried without proper temperature control—along with specific warehouse or shop findings like pest contamination or reused containers.

While the outlets broadly agree on the overall scale and purpose, they differ in geography (Pune, Mumbai, Konkan and other divisions), the precise quantities and values, and the enforcement outcomes emphasized (licence suspensions, destruction on the spot, arrests/FIRs, or laboratory sampling).