The Maharashtra FDA cancelled 29 licences and suspended 71 others after 937 inspections between October 5 and 17. The crackdown led to seizures worth Rs 28.52 lakh, action against unlicensed drug sales and cosmetic manufacturing, and two arrests in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

The reported deficiencies at the Mumbai establishments included unhygienic kitchen and drainage conditions, rusted racks and utensils, the mixing of returned pav with fresh pav, incomplete temperature records, absence of workers’ medical certificates and use of unauthorised food colours in sweets