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Beware! The milk you are drinking might have detergent in it

Last updated on - May 26, 2019, 10:00 IST
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Packaged milk contains detergent and starch!

Come summer and demand for milk and milk products increases. The vast gap between demand and supply gives the market players a scope to play around with unfair means in order to make a profit. A recent raid in the dairy plant has revealed that the packaged milk is basically a concoction of milk, white paint and detergent. In case you are buying the packaged milk, there are chances you are consuming detergent in the name of milk.

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Dairy plant raid in Varanasi

Recently, a huge dairy plant was raided in Varanasi by the state's Food Department and over ten thousand litres of spurious milk, mixed with detergent was seized. Run by Pure Dairy Solutions, the plant had been marketing milk by the brand name Kashi Sanyog. During the raid, it was discovered that milk contained detergent, urea and starch.
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Why detergent and starch are added?

During the raid, it was revealed that most of the dairy plants in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab usually use these unfair means during summers when there is an acute shortage of milk.
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Patiala case

Last year during the summer season, a huge dairy plant in Patiala was raided and over seven thousand litres of adulterated milk, mixed with detergent powder was recovered. Around 323 bags (of 50 kg each) of skimmed milk using chemicals were also recovered from this plant.
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Delhi Food Safety Department report

Between January 2018 and April 2019 the milk test conducted by Delhi Food Safety Department reflects that all the milk products are sub-standard. During this period around 477 samples were tested in the Delhi-NCR region.
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AWBI guidelines

According to Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) 68.7 per cent of milk and milk products sold in India are not as per the standards laid down by Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). The research report says that the adulterated milk and related products have 45-60 percent detergents, caustic soda, glucose, white paint and refined oil in them.
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Verdict

It is recommended to buy fresh milk from the local milkman, as it is safer compared to packaged milk. Also, try to visit the cattle farm and buy milk after checking the purity of milk.
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2557 days ago
This thing is in market from last more than 1 decade. Is there any way for a common man to verify if the Milk is pure?
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