FDA busts milk adulteration racket in Mira Rd, 2 held

The Thane unit of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) busted a gang involved in milk adulteration at two places in Mira Road early on Friday morning.

While two people identified as Ramana Papakpoli Shetty and Majgiri Kobal were caught red handed, the FDA team seized 131 litres of adulterated milk.

Acting on a tip-off, a FDA team led by Food Safety Officers Manek Jadhav and Gopal Mahore carried out simultaneous raids at two residential apartments in Nutan Complex and Shanti Nagar area of Mira Road at about 6 a.m. on Friday.

According to FDA officials the accused would buy branded milk packets from distributors. They would then remove about 100 to 200 ml milk from each packet and then refill it with tap water before sealing it using hot wax. 

"The drive to flush out the unscrupulous elements from the region will continue, however citizens too should check the seal of milk packets before consuming,” appealed FDA officials.

The duo who are presently in the custody of the Mira Road police have been booked under the regulations of the Food Safety and Standards Act,(FSSA) 2006, and relevant sections of the IPC.

The samples of the adulterated milk has been sent for lab testing.