New Delhi, October 07, 2024: The food regulator has issued standard operating procedures for primary milk producers, including small dairy units which are not part of dairy cooperative societies, in order to check milk contamination and adulteration.
The SOPs notified by the Food Safety Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) are on sanitary and hygiene requirements, environment and hygiene, milk production and food safety measures such as handling, storage and transportation of milk.
This comes in the backdrop of an increasing number of cases of adulteration in milk and milk products.
The new rules will come into force 60 days after receiving suggestions from the stakeholders from the date of issuance of notification on 3 October.
