Huge quantities of spurious milk, milk products seized in Punjab

Press Trust of India  |  Chandigarh 

Teams of the and drug administration seized huge quantities of spurious milk, products and adulterants from two units in Punjab's and Moga districts today, an said.

Acting on a tip off, a raid was conducted by safety teams and the police at Singla Chilling Centre near Devigarh in Patiala, and Drug Administration K S Pannu said.

He said 53 bags of powder, 250 litres of sulphuric acid, 1,530 litres of chemical, 750 litres of vinegar, 10 quintals of white powder, 9 kg detergent, 7,000 litres of milk, 20 quintals of cottage cheese and 45 kg butter were seized from the spot.

In the second raid at in Moga's Bagha Purana, one quintal of skimmed milk powder, 15 kg detergent, 28 quintals of spurious clarified butter, 300 litres of curd and 300 kgcottage cheese were seized, he said.

Samples of all the products have been sent to the state lab in Kharar for testing, he added.

Prosecution proceedings will be launched after the reports are received, Pannu said.

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First Published: Thu, August 16 2018. 21:50 IST