Alwar leads in supply of spurious milk

ALWAR: Alwar district, one of the leading suppliers of milk to the National Capital Region (NCR), is notorious for rampant adulteration.
With ever-increasing demand for milk in Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida, the adulteration business has intensified in various parts of Alwar district. Admitting that synthetic milk business is thriving in the area, Sushil Kumar, a milkman from the region, claimed, "In Alwar and other neighbouring districts of UP, adulteration is quite common. I, too, am engaged in this business and supply 300 litres of spurious milk daily to sweet makers and households."
Barodamev, Ramgarh, Tijara and Kishangarhbas and Laxmangarh are the hub of synthetic milk in Alwar. "Administration is largely responsible for such a kind of situation. Till date, the health department takes action against culprits under the Food Adulteration Act 1954 despite the introduction of the new Food Safety and Standard Act (FSSAI) 2006," Rajesh Krishna Sidh said.
In 2011, the health department collected 900 milk samples in the district in which 147 samples tested positive for adulteration. However, the department has issued challans in only 131 cases while no action has been taken against remaining16 adulators.
"From August 2011, the new law has been implemented but the old law is being adhered to in taking action. But from now onwards, the proceedings will happen as per the Food Safety and Standard Act 2006," Murarilal Sharma, food inspector, said.
"After the survey of FSSAI we will again run a campaign against adulterated milk as 35% of the milk goes to Delhi and NCR".