
Many have dubbed Maharashtra Food Safety Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe as 'Singham' and 'Nayak'.

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the BEST canteen and Instakart Services’ licence after finding several food safety violations.

Expanding its statewide food safety drive, the Maharashtra FDA now requires organisers of Bhandara and Mahaprasad events to obtain a licence or registration.

"The meals supplied at shooting locations are often stale, poorly cooked, nutritionally inadequate and prepared in unhygienic conditions," the film body wrote in its letter to the Maharashtra Food Safety Commissioner.

Mumbai's iconic Gallops restaurant at Mahalaxmi Racecourse has lost its licence after a Maharashtra FDA inspection allegedly found hygiene violations.

Many people have described Tukaram Mundhe as a "real-life Singham" for his strict anti-corruption stance and uncompromising approach to governance.

The FDA chief used the schoolboy's vada pav request to highlight the importance of nutritious food.

From the coastal delicacies of the Kokan where fish curry and rice is a staple to the specialities of Deccan plateau and the fiery fare from heat of Vidharbha in the east, Maharashtrian food is ...

"No order of this kind has ever been made in India before. It will be for all religions and for all geographies," Tukaram Mundhe said.

Tukaram Mundhe advises parents to lead by example and develop a healthy and mindful eating culture in their homes.