New Delhi, May 30, 2023: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) will conduct a nationwide check of milk and dairy products in its ongoing effort to curb adulteration, the regulator said on May 25.
India is the world’s largest producer of milk but adulteration with chemicals and other substances remains a problem as growing income pushes up demand.
The food safety body will collect samples on a large scale from both organised and unorganised sectors in districts across the country. “The rationale behind choosing milk is due to its indispensable role in our food culture either as a fresh fluid or as processed dairy products,” FSSAI said in a release.
Samples of products such as khoa, chenna, paneer, ghee, butter, curd, and ice cream will also be examined as part of the effort.
Milk or milk products were part of the daily diet of all age groups, FSSAI said, adding changing lifestyle patterns and increasing health consciousness were the key growth drivers of milk and high-value milk products according to the reports published in moneycontrol.com.
