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Adulteration was detected successful 3,049 beverage samples supplied to dairies successful Karnataka during the 1 twelvemonth from January 2025 to January this year, Floor person N.S. Boseraju informed the Legislative Council connected behalf of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Thursday.
Replying to a question by Congress subordinate Madhu G. Made Gowda, helium said that during the period, 15,15,575 beverage samples were collected by 19 beverage unions and units crossed the State for testing.
Among the districts, Hassan recorded the highest fig of adulterated samples astatine 788, followed by Ballari (588), Shivamogga (434), Mandya (418), and Kalaburagi (315). In a written reply, the House was informed that adulteration had been detected successful beverage supplied by the backstage institution Dodla Dairy.
At the aforesaid time, nary cases of adulteration were detected successful samples collected from Kolar, Chickballapur, Dakshina Kannada, Nandini Hi-Tech Product Plant astatine Channarayapatna, Nandini Hi-Tech Mega Powder Plant astatine Kanva, Ramanagara, and Mother Dairy.
No cases filed
Despite beverage adulteration being an offence punishable with a minimum of 3 months’ imprisonment and up to beingness imprisonment, nary transgression cases person been registered against those supplying adulterated beverage to dairies, the Floor person said.
Instead, erstwhile adulteration is detected successful beverage supplied to beverage producers’ cooperative societies affiliated to territory beverage unions, the beverage is rejected, and the producers are counselled and warned to forestall recurrence. Officials marque periodic visits to specified societies and behaviour further testing.
Salt and sweetener found
In respective instances, brackish and sweetener were recovered to person been mixed with beverage supplied by producers to superior beverage producers’ cooperative societies.
To observe adulteration, investigating kits person been provided to each superior beverage producers’ cooperative societies, and beverage received from these societies is besides subjected to aggregate tests astatine the dairy level earlier being accepted.
The Minister added that the Karnataka Milk Federation has constituted a vigilance squad to show beverage sold nether the Nandini beverage brand. If adulteration is detected successful beverage sold nether the brand, a constabulary ailment volition beryllium lodged, helium said.
