Maharashtra’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seizes a large quantity of food products including Patanjali ghee and suspends licences tied to alleged food-safety violations. The Hindu reports that FDA officers confiscate 2,279.7 litres of ghee valued at about ₹20.20 lakh from Divya Mahavitarak, a Patanjali distributor, in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, citing suspicions of misbranding or adulteration.
Other outlets frame the action as part of a broader enforcement drive during the festive season. NDTV says the inspections occur in late October, with intense checks between October 28 and 31, and cites an FDA press note about ensuring safe, unadulterated food. Times of India adds that the crackdown includes hygiene-related issues at food production establishments, and reports that 19 licences are suspended and multiple FIRs are filed. India Today similarly reports that Patanjali ghee is among food stock worth around ₹9 crore seized during the Maharashtra FDA crackdown.
Overall, the sources agree on the Maharashtra FDA action, the seizure of Patanjali ghee, and licence suspensions, but they differ on the level of operational detail, such as the number of licences suspended and the scale figures emphasized.
