How one IAS officer's surprise raids changed how Maharashtra's food businesses operate
- Tukaram Mundhe took charge as Maharashtra FDA Commissioner in May 2026 — within weeks he launched over 1,100 surprise inspections statewide.
- Targets included luxury hotels, elite clubs and the 73-year-old K Rustom ice cream parlour — rats, expired ingredients and pest infestations found.
- Across Maharashtra, restaurants are steam-cleaning kitchens and calling pest control — several clubs quietly shut to prepare before inspectors arrived.
Source: business-standard.com
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