Question raised in Rajya Sabha on adulteration of milk and milk products, 12/05/2015. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) had conducted a Nation–wide survey on Milk Adulteration in 2011 through its five Regional Offices. A total of 1791 samples were drawn from 33 states and were tested in the Government laboratories. 68.4% of the samples were found to be non-conforming to the prescribed standards. Out of these samples, in 46.8% samples, milk found to be sub-standard in respect of Fat and Solid Not Fat (SNF) contents. Another 44.69% of the samples (548) in respect of skim milk powder, were found to be non-conforming to the prescribed standards where presence of glucose was detected in 477 samples. A total of 103 samples (5.75%) were found to be adulterated with detergents.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/question-raised-rajya-sabha-adulteration-milk-and-milk-products-12052015
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/rajya-sabha
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-adulteration
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/milk
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/milk-products
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-safety-and-standards-act-2006
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-safety-and-standards-authority-india-fssai