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Labs planned at Pampa and Sannidhanam to test Sabarimala ghee
Kerala Health and Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan has asked the Travancore Devaswom Board to establish ghee-testing laboratories at Pampa and Sannidhanam before the Mandala pilgrimage season. The proposal follows concerns over the…
The Story in Brief
Kerala Health and Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan has asked the Travancore Devaswom Board to establish ghee-testing laboratories at Pampa and Sannidhanam before the Mandala pilgrimage season. The proposal follows concerns over the quality of ghee brought by devotees to prepare appam and aravana at Sabarimala.
Devotees deposit ghee in large vats, which is transferred to six storage tanks. Samples from each tank would be split three ways: one tested locally, one sent to a central laboratory and one stored in a freezer. Health, Food Safety and Forensic Medicine departments would test for contamination, adulteration and toxicity. The Board has been asked to arrange funds, equipment, electricity, water and other infrastructure.
The Indian Opinion
Testing ghee at the pilgrimage site is a sensible safety measure, but claims of widespread adulteration should not be made without results. The proposed three-sample system can provide both quick checks and a record for follow-up action. The useful test will be whether the laboratories are operating before the season begins, and whether every one of the six storage tanks is sampled as promised.
Source: thehindu.com
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