<h1>FDA raids: seizure of flavoured hookah stock and raw materials as 'banned'; criminal case, plus gutkha-pan masala stopped at border</h1> FDA raided a manufacturing unit in Pune district and seized ready-to-use flavoured hookah products, along with raw materials and flavours, assessed at Rs 31.67 crore, on the basis that the products were banned; the seizure removes the stock from circulation and disrupts further manufacture and distribution. A criminal case has been registered against the company's directors and managerial staff in connection with the alleged manufacture and handling of banned products, exposing them to investigation and prosecution. In a separate enforcement action, officials seized gutkha and pan masala valued at Rs 75 lakh at a border checkpost for illegal transport into Maharashtra, preventing their entry and sale within the State.