# Maharashtra FDA suspends Parle Agro warehouse, seizes expired Frooti 2026-08-15T16:58:06+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licence of a Parle Agro-linked warehouse in Chembur after finding expired batches of Frooti, Appy Fizz, and Candy Juice worth Rs 99,970. The Velocity Express facility near Chembur Naka was inspected through the night, and officials sealed the warehouse and detained two vehicles. The action is part of a wider crackdown by FDA commissioner Tukaram Mundhe. The agency inspected 86 online food outlets, suspending 14 licences including five each from Blinkit and Zepto, and two from Instamart. Separately, 109 hotels and restaurants were checked, with four licences suspended. The FDA also registered 10 FIRs for banned pan masala and gutkha and seized dairy products worth Rs 34,302. ## Coverage - livemint.com - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-09-27T06:16:41+00:00. Tags: Frooti, Maharashtra FDA, Mumbai, online food delivery, Parle Agro, Tukaram Mundhe Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-fda-suspends-parle-agro-warehouse-licence-over-expired-drinks/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-fda-suspends-parle-agro-warehouse-licence-over-expired-drinks/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/