The drastic regulatory action follows a highly detailed inspection by food safety officers who documented multiple severe operational and structural violations. Investigators discovered extensive fungal and mold growth across the walls of active milk production and storage zones, with raw processing materials stacked directly on the floor next to contaminated surfaces. Additionally, the site lacked a protected Raw Milk Reception Dock to shield incoming fluid supply, while officers also flagged a heavy infestation of houseflies, damaged flooring, inadequate drainage networks, and the total absence of a mandated industrial effluent treatment plant.

Beyond the physical architecture of the Marine Lines facility, the FDA expanded its crackdown to the company’s primary production hub in Palghar. Regulatory teams seized substantial inventories of dairy products valued at approximately ₹32.1 lakh on suspicion of misbranding and substandard quality, including nearly 6,000 kilograms of cooking desi cow butter, loose paneer, and unlabelled colostrum. Inspectors also noted critical operational gaps, including a lack of historical cleaning logs for transport vehicles, incomplete medical health clearances for staff handling food, and missing mandatory “best before” or expiry dates on retail packaging.

This high-profile suspension forms part of an expansive, uncompromising statewide campaign targeting food fraud and unsanitary manufacturing practices across Maharashtra. Over a multi-day enforcement push, the FDA conducted dozens of coordinated raids, seizing unsafe, misbranded, or adulterated products worth nearly ₹1.9 crore. The sweeping clampdown has not spared legacy brands or prominent urban establishments, forcing similar temporary shutdowns at Mumbai’s historic K. Rustom ice cream parlour and several institutional kitchens due to parallel sanitation violations.