India, Sept. 3 -- Amid the Maharashtra crackdown on food hygiene in the state, IAS officer Tukaram Mundhe hailed the Food and Drugs Administration's raids on products from PepsiCo, Nestle food exports in Navi Mumbai, Noida and Delhi.

The raids, conducted between August 24 and 29 with the Thane and Navi Mumbai police, revealed that 10 companies were selling counterfeit food products or repackaging expired products for sale.

Popular brands such as Lay's, Kurkure, Maggi, Knorr, Hellmann's and Thums Up were among the list of products being counterfeited.

As per the FDA, the companies would repackage expired stocks and alter the manufacturing and expiration dates. The firm added that companies would also change nutritional facts by pasting ...