NASHIK: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has launched a drive to keep a check on 'khoya' (a milk product) coming from other states into Nashik.
Khoya is used on a large scale for preparing 'prasad' and other sweet food articles, which are often used during festivals. Sub-standard khoya often results in health hazards among people, who consume the products prepared from it.
The food safety officers said they were keeping watch on the khoya manufactured in the city and the district, and also maintaining vigil on the khoya coming from other states.
Khoya should be transported at a certain temperature in cold storage vehicles. The fluctuating or high temperature could spoil the product. So, strict vigil is maintained on vehicles coming into the city from other parts of the state, considering that khoya is produced on a large scale in other parts of the country.
The FDA has deployed teams at different parts of the city to keep an eye on private vehicles and ST buses coming from areas where khoya is likely to be procured.
The officials said they have started visiting shops which are selling food articles made from milk. Samples are being sent to the laboratory for further investigation. Action will be taken if the test reports were negative.
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