India, July 12 -- The Churchgate-based K Rustom & Co, famous for its ice cream sandwiches, downed its shutters this week after an inspection by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed rats and cats, not litter trained, scurrying about the shop floor, apart from lapses in its cold chain maintenance. Last week the regulatory agency busted a racket of synthetic milk across five districts in Maharashtra, arrested 13 people, and seized shampoo and emulsifiers sourced from Manchar, Pune, used to adulterate milk.

In just one month - May 25 to June 24 - FDA, Maharashtra, carried out 904 raids across the state and seized food and other products worth Rs.34.66 crore. The action, which included 457 arrests, sealing of 322 establishments and...