Mumbai, Aug. 26 -- Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe on Wednesday said ensuring safe food is a shared responsibility of citizens, food businesses and regulators, while outlining the department's enforcement measures and plans ahead of the festive season.

Consumers must be more alert while purchasing food products and medicines and should not hesitate to ask questions about what they are buying, Mundhe said, addressing the 'Meet the Press' conference at the Mumbai Press Club here. He urged people to check ingredients, manufacturing and expiry dates, best-before dates and details about how a product has been prepared or processed before making a purchase.

Mundhe said officers would come and go, but...