📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Vyacheslav Argenberg
Food
Maharashtra FDA Bans Loose Sale of Powdered Spices and Mixed Masalas Across State
✍️ Mid-Day
🗓 16 Oct 2026, 09:32 AM
👁 24
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has prohibited the sale of powdered spices and mixed masalas in loose form throughout the state.
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a statewide ban on the loose sale of powdered spices and mixed masalas.
The directive covers all markets, retail outlets and vendors across Maharashtra.
The ban is intended to improve quality control and protect consumers from potential contamination.
It takes effect immediately, with enforcement to be carried out by local authorities.
The directive covers all markets, retail outlets and vendors across Maharashtra.
The ban is intended to improve quality control and protect consumers from potential contamination.
It takes effect immediately, with enforcement to be carried out by local authorities.