MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it seized unsafe dairy products worth Rs 5.4 crore and suspended 404 licences during a three-month statewide enforcement drive.According to news agency PTI, the FDA said it inspected 9,485 establishments dealing in milk, dairy products and other food items from June to August.It issued 4,321 improvement notices, while action against prohibited food articles led to 867 arrests across the state.According to a release issued by the agency, Pune division recorded the highest number of inspections at 4,261, followed by Konkan with 3,142, Greater Mumbai with 1,451, Nashik with 1,356, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar with 1,173, Amravati with 989 and Nagpur with 711.The agency did not provide a division-wise break-up specifically for milk and dairy operators or a separate figure for arrests linked to dairy violations.Since July 13, the manufacture, sale, distribution and transport of pan masala, gutkha, scented tobacco and similar products have been banned across Maharashtra.The FDA confiscated contraband worth Rs 19.62 crore at 795 establishments, filed 644 FIRs, arrested 867 people, sealed 483 establishments and seized 110 vehicles.The total value of food stock seized during the drive was Rs 67.20 crore, including milk and dairy products worth Rs 5.4 crore, other food items valued at Rs 42.17 crore and prohibited items worth Rs 19.62 crore.Apart from milk and dairy products, the FDA’s enforcement drive covered edible oils, mangoes, sweets, khoya, bakery products, candy, jaggery, ghee, dates, ice cream and kulfi, frozen desserts, spices, betel nut, toddy and other food items.(With agency inputs)