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Food expiry dates allegedly altered in Navi Mumbai; FDA seizes goods worth Rs 76 lakh

Updated On: 01 September, 2026 11:59 AM IST | Thane | mid-day online correspondent

Officials also found stickers being placed over original ingredient and nutritional information on product packaging. The suspected tampering was allegedly carried out to enable expired food stock to be repackaged and sold again in the market

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The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration head office in Bandra-Kurla Complex. FILE PIC

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration head office in Bandra-Kurla Complex. FILE PIC

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with the Navi Mumbai Police Crime Branch, has busted an alleged food-label tampering racket in Navi Mumbai and seized food products and expired stock worth more than Rs 76 lakh, officials said on Tuesday.

Expiry dates allegedly altered

The operation uncovered an alleged practice of removing original manufacturing and expiry dates from packaged food products and replacing them with fresh dates, the FDA said.

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