The heat is on, even as the eat is on. In a concerning development, the Press Trust of India news agency stated that the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) busted an interstate racket involved in re-circulating expired and damaged food items back into the commercial market. The FDA seized illegal food stock worth over Rs 52 lakh in raids at establishments in Bhiwandi in Thane district.

They suspended the food safety licence of a warehouse after finding 1.5 tonnes of unbilled, expired food items worth RS 1.67 lakh. The police intercepted an interstate truck carrying 1,200 kg of expired flour and branded products worth Rs 5.18 lakh without any valid invoices.