Pune: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has seized and destroyed suspected adulterated milk and dairy products worth ₹13.71 lakh during a three-day special enforcement drive from June 26-28 across Pune and Solapur districts.
Major action was taken at a dairy unit in Shirur taluka, where officials destroyed 12,278 litres of milk worth ₹5.28 lakh after preliminary tests indicated suspected adulteration. During the inspection, officials also found alleged use of caustic soda to reduce the acidity of milk. The unit’s food licence has been suspended with immediate effect pending further action, they said.
According to officials, the FDA also suspended the licence of a dairy unit in Ambegaon after seizing dairy ingredients worth ₹1.48 lakh that were allegedly being processed in unhygienic conditions. In Solapur, officials destroyed sweets worth ₹6.91 lakh manufactured without a valid licence and disposed of milk found to be processed in unsanitary conditions at another collection centre.
DV Bhogawade, joint commissioner (food), Pune Division, said, “There will be zero tolerance for unsafe food practices. Consumers should check labels, manufacturing and expiry dates, FSSAI licence numbers and packaging before purchasing milk or dairy products. Anyone noticing suspected food adulteration should immediately report it to the FDA.”
{{/usCountry}}DV Bhogawade, joint commissioner (food), Pune Division, said, “There will be zero tolerance for unsafe food practices. Consumers should check labels, manufacturing and expiry dates, FSSAI licence numbers and packaging before purchasing milk or dairy products. Anyone noticing suspected food adulteration should immediately report it to the FDA.”
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