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Lavpreet Kaur

Telangana gears up for food safety checks after McDonald’s ‘cheesy deception’ in Maharashtra

 

Following the move by Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to suspend the licence of a McDonald’s outlet in Ahmednagar, Telangana food safety officials are also set to carry out checks in the chain’s outlets across the State.

The Maharashtra FDA cracked down on the American fast food giant alleging that it used cheese substitutes designed to replicate the taste and texture of dairy cheese without proper disclosure, misleading consumers into thinking they were consuming real cheese.

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