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Maharashtra FDA Commissioner’s Instagram fame boosts restaurant enforcement

9/8/2026

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Tukaram Mundhe Influencer

Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra FDA Commissioner, became India’s leading Instagram influencer, overtaking state leaders.
He has served as Maharashtra FDA Commissioner since May 2026.
By July 2026 his team inspected over 3,100 restaurants and planned more than 4,000.
Around 300 licences were suspended and over 1,000 improvement notices issued.
Restaurant groups allege raids bypassed procedures; Bombay High Court ordered INR500,000 payment to a sweets shop.

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Salman Demands Hygiene

Salman Khan posted an Instagram video urging his friend’s Bandra café to keep prices, quality, and hygiene high.
The café highlighted is The Tuck Shop at Savio in Bandra, Mumbai.
Khan signed off the post with his viral line, adapting it to “it’s done sis”.
The post sparked online chatter about how celebrity posts boost food-safety awareness in Mumbai.

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Tukaram Mundhe Influencer

Tukaram Mundhe, Maharashtra FDA Commissioner, became India’s leading Instagram influencer, overtaking state leaders.
He has served as Maharashtra FDA Commissioner since May 2026.
By July 2026 his team inspected over 3,100 restaurants and planned more than 4,000.
Around 300 licences were suspended and over 1,000 improvement notices issued.
Restaurant groups allege raids bypassed procedures; Bombay High Court ordered INR500,000 payment to a sweets shop.

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