ALLAHABAD: A team of Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) officials, on Saturday, raided a dairy involved in manufacturing of adulterated milk and other items in Handia.
The team seized 1,200 litre of milk adulterated with potash, detergent, skimmed milk powder and other chemicals.
As per reports, the accused Babadin had been running the illegal business under the name of Baba Natural Dairy since past one year. He had to supply milk to several sweetmeat shops for the festival of Diwali.
Chief food safety officer KK Tripathi, said, "We caught Babadin using powdered milk, chemicals and washing powder to make adulterated milk and cheese. He used to mix synthetic fat in the skimmed milk powder and sell the product at high rates to his customers and individuals. He had increased the produce after an increase in demand for ahead of Diwali."
Tripathi said that milk adulterated with potash and detergent could lead to chronic diseases.
The team collected samples of milk and by-products from the dairy and sent them to the laboratory through a messenger instead of following the official procedure.
Tripathi said the aim is to obtain lab report without any delay to expedite the proceedings in a court of law.
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