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FDA busts milk adulteration racket in Navi Mumbai, 4,710 litres destroyed
FDA busts milk adulteration racket in Navi Mumbai, 4,710 litres destroyed
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has busted a major milk adulteration racket in the Mahape MIDC area of Navi Mumbai, seizing and destroying adulterated dairy products worth lakhs of rupees.…
The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has busted a major milk adulteration racket in the Mahape MIDC area of Navi Mumbai, seizing and destroying adulterated dairy products worth lakhs of rupees. A special FDA squad raided M/s P.K. Dairy on August 19 after receiving confidential intelligence, catching accused Shivendra Shyamlal Jaiswal while mixing skimmed milk powder (SMP) and chilled water into a milk tanker.
Officials said one kg of SMP was mixed with 8 to 10 litres of chilled water to adulterate the milk, which was then supplied as pure cow or buffalo milk to dairies across Thane, Airoli, Kopri, Digha and Ghansoli. The dairy was shut down for operating without a valid food safety license. Across multiple establishments, 4,710 litres of suspect milk valued at Rs 1,85,780 were destroyed, along with 129.5 kg of paneer, 473 kg of SMP and 88.4 kg of cream.
An FIR was registered at Turbhe police station on August 22 against 15 individuals and entities, including owners of two dairies and recipient vendor outlets. The FDA has initiated proceedings to cancel the food licenses of all implicated establishments.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Milk adulteration remains a persistent public health risk in India, where the FSSAI has found that around 68% of milk samples fail to meet purity standards in past national surveys. The common adulterants, SMP reconstituted with water, starch, urea and detergents, strip milk of its nutritional value and can cause long-term organ damage. The FDA's action targets the supply chain just ahead of the festive season, when milk and paneer demand typically spikes. The next step is the police investigation and potential prosecution under the Food Safety and Standards Act, which carries penalties of up to seven years in prison and fines of up to Rs 10 lakh for adulteration that causes injury.
Source: ndtv.com
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