Mumbai, June 14 -- Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, Rajesh Narvekar, has issued a strong warning to all food-related establishments in the state, announcing that any failure to comply with food safety standards will result in immediate legal action.

Citing provisions under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 and the 2011 licensing and registration rules, Narvekar emphasised that vegetarian and non-vegetarian foods must be prepared, stored, and handled separately to prevent cross-contamination.

Narvekar highlighted that in the past year, over 30,000 food business operators had received formal training on these regulations.

Building on this, he announced plans to expand the training initiative to another ...