Plea to check adulteration of milk

Indian Consumer Rights Foundation here has sought the intervention of food safety officers to check any adulteration of milk.

President of the foundation A. Sankar here on Tuesday urged the officials to collect samples and check adulteration, if any.

Some vendors alleged that harmful additives were mixed into the milk of private dairy companies to keep it fresh even for two days with clear indication of shelf life. Hence, authorities should keep a constant vigil.

District Designated Officer of Food Safety and Standards Act M. Jegadis Chandrabose said the authorities had no role on shelf life of packaged milk, for which the producers of brands had their own discretion. But, samples of milk could be collected and forwarded to food analysing laboratory in Palayamkottai to check any adulteration.

Forty-eights samples had been lifted over the last three months in various parts of the district, he toldThe Hindu .

Except one or two samples, which showed ingredients in milk were unfit for consumption, results of analyses on other samples from the lab confirmed to standards.Fine was imposed on two dairy companies.