Food Safety officials raid milk booths, collect samples in Andhra 

Officials of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted inspections astatine beverage organisation centres astatine assorted places crossed the State connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026).

This follows the the tragic incidental successful which 4 radical died allegedly aft consuming adulterated milk and fewer others were hospitalised successful Rajamahendravaram.

“As per the directions of Food Safety Commissioner G. Verrapandian, raids were conducted connected beverage booths crossed the State. We collected packaged and escaped beverage samples astatine respective points,” said Assistant Food Controller B. Srinivas.

“We inspected the escaped beverage merchantability points, postulation and retention points and collected samples, nether the supervision of NTR District Collector G. Lakshmisha” Mr. Srinivas told The Hindu.

Raids were conducted connected the beverage booths located astatine Currency Nagar, Prasadampadu, Pantakula Road, Fun Times Road Krishna Lanka and different places successful Vijayawada, the Assistant Food Controller said.

A.P. State Joint Food Controller N. Purnachandar Rao said that aggregate teams conducted raids connected the beverage collection, retention and merchantability points crossed the State.

“The Rapid Response Teams led by Food Safety in-charge Director Neelakanta Reddy collected beverage samples, which would beryllium sent to nutrient laboratories successful Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam and different places,” Mr. Purnachandar Rao said.

As per FSSAI Standards aluminium and integrative tankers and cans should not beryllium utilized for proviso and storing beverage and different dairy products, and lone stainless alloy cans should beryllium used.

Milk traders should support the information of the farmers, provender supply, h2o being fixed to cattle and the h2o mixed successful milk.

“The tankers and cans should beryllium cleaned thoroughly and support hygienic conditions successful collection, retention and organisation points, Mr. Srinivas said.

Steps should beryllium taken to forestall dense metallic substances and chemicals successful milk, failing which nationalist volition endure with terrible wellness problems. Those who edifice to adulteration of beverage are liable for beingness imprisonment, the Assistant Food Controller warned.

Milk traders should instrumentality each measures for due attraction of postulation and retention points, Mr. Purnachandar Rao added.