As the festive season fills markets with colourful sweets and tempting snacks, the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a massive statewide food safety drive to ensure that citizens bite only into purity and not adulteration.

Between August 11 and October 12, the FDA conducted 4676 inspections across the state, targeting food products that see a spike in demand during festivals — milk, edible oils, ghee, khoya-mawa, sweets, dry fruits, chocolates, bhagar, and other festive essentials.