The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a comprehensive food safety compliance order under the 'Safe Food, Healthy Maharashtra' campaign, banning the serving of food in newspapers or printed paper and mandating a raft of hygiene standards across the state's food service industry, ET Now reported.
The order covers hotels, restaurants, dhabas, cloud kitchens, caterers and online food delivery platforms across the state. FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe warned that businesses compromising public health by serving unsafe or unhygienic food will face stringent penalties, including imprisonment, hefty fines, licence cancellation and closure of establishments.
