It is the formalin in the milk that makes it poisonous
Random milk samples collected by the Food Safety Commissionarate
in Kochi have been found to contain poisonous substances like formalin, sodium bi carbonate and sodium carbonate. Seized samples have been dispatched to Central Food Laboratories, Bangalore for testing to find if there was any presence of Melamine — a synthetic chemical to increase protein content. The samples were collected following police tip-off that adulterated milk was being supplied in Kerala from neighbouring states. The FSC has alerted food safety commissioners of other states about the adulterated milk.
The large quantities of adulterated and sub-standard milk being sold in Kerala have rung alarm bells. Ernakulam district Food Inspector G Ganga Bai told TSI that milk supplied under brand names of Palika, Penta Fresh, Arokya and Pooja have been asked to stop production as their milk was found contaminated.
However, director of Pooja UN Menon has rubbished authorities’ claim that their product is adulterated. He said we don’t mix chemical in our milk, but add sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate to reduce acidity and it does not make the milk poisonous. Other companies Penta and Palika — listed on FSC — refused to react. And Arokya milk is packed in Tamil Nadu. Rampant adulteration of milk poses a great health risk to children and adults. Experts conducting research on milk adulteration reckon a strong policy framework to crackdown on fly-by-night companies selling adulterated milk. Apart from the food adulteration Act, they say, the consumer protection Act and even the Indian Penal Code should be invoked against such offenders.
Doctors say sub-standard milk is threatening India’s nutritional needs. Speaking on contamination of milk, president Indian Dietetic Association (IDA) Anuja Agarwala said: “Consumers are paranoid about the contamination of other food products but continue to ignore milk probably because of the sanctity attached to it.”
VK Batish, head of the dairy microbiology division of National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, is for enhancing shelf life of milk. “Milk preservation is the key to driving increased milk consumption today. Owing to lack of scientific knowledge, thousands of litres of milk is wasted,” he said. Traditionally people used to add water to milk but nowadays the chemicals being used in milk pose a major health hazard.
Random milk samples collected by the Food Safety Commissionarate
in Kochi have been found to contain poisonous substances like formalin, sodium bi carbonate and sodium carbonate. Seized samples have been dispatched to Central Food Laboratories, Bangalore for testing to find if there was any presence of Melamine — a synthetic chemical to increase protein content. The samples were collected following police tip-off that adulterated milk was being supplied in Kerala from neighbouring states. The FSC has alerted food safety commissioners of other states about the adulterated milk.The large quantities of adulterated and sub-standard milk being sold in Kerala have rung alarm bells. Ernakulam district Food Inspector G Ganga Bai told TSI that milk supplied under brand names of Palika, Penta Fresh, Arokya and Pooja have been asked to stop production as their milk was found contaminated.
However, director of Pooja UN Menon has rubbished authorities’ claim that their product is adulterated. He said we don’t mix chemical in our milk, but add sodium bicarbonate and sodium carbonate to reduce acidity and it does not make the milk poisonous. Other companies Penta and Palika — listed on FSC — refused to react. And Arokya milk is packed in Tamil Nadu. Rampant adulteration of milk poses a great health risk to children and adults. Experts conducting research on milk adulteration reckon a strong policy framework to crackdown on fly-by-night companies selling adulterated milk. Apart from the food adulteration Act, they say, the consumer protection Act and even the Indian Penal Code should be invoked against such offenders.
Doctors say sub-standard milk is threatening India’s nutritional needs. Speaking on contamination of milk, president Indian Dietetic Association (IDA) Anuja Agarwala said: “Consumers are paranoid about the contamination of other food products but continue to ignore milk probably because of the sanctity attached to it.”
VK Batish, head of the dairy microbiology division of National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, is for enhancing shelf life of milk. “Milk preservation is the key to driving increased milk consumption today. Owing to lack of scientific knowledge, thousands of litres of milk is wasted,” he said. Traditionally people used to add water to milk but nowadays the chemicals being used in milk pose a major health hazard.
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