In a pre-summer crackdown on food adulteration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Pune, has busted an illegal mango pulp manufacturing unit in Maval taluka, seizing and destroying more than 3.8 tonnes of adulterated stock and tracing its supply chain to another unit in Khed. FDA officials said the pulp was being made using unauthorised colours and other adulterants, raising concerns over public health ahead of the peak mango consumption season.

At a glance

Location 1: Urse village, Maval taluka
Location 2: Rakshewadi, Rajgurunagar (Khed taluka)
Total quantity seized: 3840.9 kg
Total value: Rs 2,23,196
Samples collected: 7
Accused: Mohammad Ekramul alias Akram Gulam