Spurious paneer from Alwar floods markets in Jaipur

Jaipur: Fooling consumers, huge amounts of adulterated paneer is being transported to Jaipur from Alwar district on a daily basis.

The units involved in producing adulterated paneer are active in Alwar which is being dumped in Jaipur’s market to earn more money. The adulterated paneer, produced by using dried powdered milk and refined oil, is supplied to hotels and restaurants.

Health department officials have seized 250kg paneer in Jaisinghpura Khor. The officials claimed that the paneer was brought from Alwar for consumption during wedding season. Health department’s food safety officers’ team conducted an inspection at Standard Paneer Udhyog in Sharda Colony of Jaisinghpura Khor on Tuesday. The inspection was conducted under ‘Shudh Ke Liye Yudh’ campaign launched by the health department.

Food safety division state nodal officer Dr Sunil Singh said, “We have collected samples of paneer from Standard Paneer Udhyog and sent them for testing in laboratories. We have destroyed 250kg of adulterated paneer on the spot.”

“In the initial investigation, it has been found that the adulterated paneer was supplied from Ramgarh of Alwar district. It was brought from Alwar for consumption during the wedding season,” Dr Singh said. On February 16, in a similar action health department’s team had seized 500kg of adulterated paneer which was brought from Kishangarh Bas of Alwar district. The adulterated paneer was being sold to identified hotels and restaurants for daily consumption, the officials said.