Mumbai, September 29, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Celebrity chef and actor Ranveer Brar has urged people to shop for fresh vegetables at local markets rather than relying entirely on quick-commerce apps, saying that choosing fresh ingredients and preparing only as much food as needed can help improve food quality and reduce household food waste.
Brar, who has been receiving a positive response to his quiz show Yess Chef, shared his advice on food safety and freshness during a conversation with IANS in Mumbai’s Andheri West area while promoting his new streaming show, Yes Chef.
The celebrity chef said visiting local vegetable markets allows people to better appreciate the freshness of produce, adding that the growing popularity of 10-minute delivery apps has changed shopping habits.
“I believe that first of all, do your own shopping from local markets. That is very important if we talk about freshness. All of us have stopped going to the vegetable market. The 10-minute apps have changed the culture of shopping from vegetable markets. When you see fresh vegetables on the whole cart, you understand the value of fresh food. Even if you get a small packet of cabbage, you don’t enjoy it,” Brar said.
He acknowledged that quick-commerce apps can be useful in emergencies but stressed the importance of visiting markets and selecting fresh vegetables.
“Last minute apps are fine in an emergency, but it is very important to go to the market and buy fresh vegetables,” he said.
Brar also highlighted the importance of preparing food in appropriate quantities to reduce leftovers and avoid unnecessary storage in refrigerators.
“If we make as much food as we want, then there will be less things in the refrigerator. And if there are less things in the refrigerator, then there will be less tension in the mind that we have to use leftover food. So, the refrigerator is equivalent to the tension in the mind,” he added.
His remarks come amid growing concerns over food safety, with authorities in Maharashtra carrying out intensified inspections and crackdowns against food adulteration and violations of hygiene standards.
Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has emerged as a key figure in the state’s food-safety enforcement drive. Since taking charge in May 2026, Mundhe has overseen statewide inspections targeting food adulteration, unhygienic establishments, illegal products and violations across the supply chain.
The campaign has placed particular emphasis on milk adulteration, with synthetic milk units uncovered and tighter scrutiny ordered across dairies, distributors and retailers.
The FDA has also taken action against eateries and manufacturers found violating food-safety norms. More recently, Maharashtra banned the manufacture and sale of artificial cheese, with strict action promised against products misrepresented as dairy paneer.
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