Adulterated milk, paneer worth Rs 10L seized
Bijnor : A divisional food safety department team seized milk and paneer worth over Rs 10 lakh from two manufacturing units in Gajraula, Amroha, late Wednesday during a crackdown on food adulteration. At a factory run by Anees Ahmed, the team recovered 1,850 kg of paneer, 3,000 kg of milk, 45 kg of arrowroot and empty milk powder sacks. At the second unit, operated by Nafees Ahmed, officials seized 1,400 litres of milk, 230 kg of paneer, 15 kg of arrowroot and empty milk powder sacks.
Gopal said, “Paneer was being manufactured under unhygienic conditions at both units. Officials said further action against the factory operators would be taken in accordance with the law after the laboratory reports were received. The six-member team, led by Krishna Gopal, divisional food safety officer in Moradabad , raided two paneer factories located opposite each other on Kumrala Road. Officials collected samples of the seized products for laboratory testing and destroyed the stock. Both operators allegedly fled the premises after spotting the team. The department sent samples of the seized products to a laboratory for testing. The raids were part of a statewide campaign against food adulteration.