Maharashtra FDA bans loose spice powder sales, orders Statewide crackdown on adulteration
Maharashtra's food safety authority has prohibited the sale of unpackaged spice powders, mandating that all such products be packaged and sealed at the manufacturing location. The directive also bans the use of certain illegal colourants, including Metanil Yellow and Rhodamine B, and forbids adulterants such as brick powder and chalk, with a statewide enforcement drive.