FDA busts racket of synthetic milk across five districts in Maharashtra
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 4 and 5 busted synthetic milk racket made from shampoo, detergents and palm oil across five districts of Maharashtra and arrested 13 persons. FDA also seized shampoo, detergents, palm oil, emulsifiers, etc. worth ₹1.48 crores, which were allegedly used to make the milk. (Representative Photo/iStock) “We did not just stop at acting against one single adulterating firm but acted against the entire supply chain network involving distributors, transporters, middlemen, chilling centres and processing centres.” FDA commissioner Tukaram Munde said. Simultaneous raids were conducted across five districts, including Thane, Ahilyanagar, Solapur, Jalna and Pune and cases against 26 persons have been filed. The FDA also seized shampoo, detergents, palm oil, emulsifiers, etc. worth ₹1.48 crores, which were allegedly used to make the milk. All these items were found to be sourced from Manchar in Pune. Over 49 samples of adulterated milk were also collected for testing. FDA officials identified Sushant Hinge from Pune as the kingpin and Sandeep Lodha operated as his advisor. The FDA found that racketers …
