Haridwar Paneer Unit Caught Using Palmolein Oil, Skimmed Milk Powder Instead of Milk
The Food Safety and Drug Administration raided a paneer manufacturing unit in Nanheda Anantpur village, Roorkee block, Haridwar, finding it used palmolein oil and skimmed milk powder to make paneer sold at Rs 240 per kilogram.
Current Summary
The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) inspected a paneer manufacturing unit in Nanheda Anantpur village of Roorkee block, Haridwar district, on the night of October 3, finding about 20 kilograms of palmolein oil and 30 kilograms of skimmed milk powder on the premises. The manufacturer admitted the two products were being used to prepare paneer, which was then sold in the market at Rs 240 per kilogram, FSDA deputy commissioner (Garhwal) RS Rawat said. The inspection team destroyed around two quintals of semi-processed paneer and 30 kilograms of palmolein oil on site, and seized the skimmed milk powder, stopping manufacturing activity at the unit. Paneer samples have been sent to the State Food Laboratory in Rudrapur for testing, with final results on quality and safety awaited. The raid was conducted on the directions of FSDA commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey and Haridwar district magistrate Mayur Dixit; Rawat said further action would follow under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, and that inspections to prevent adulteration would continue.
What We Know
- FSDA raided a paneer unit in Nanheda Anantpur, Roorkee block, Haridwar, on the night of October 3.
- Officials found 20 kg of palmolein oil and 30 kg of skimmed milk powder being used in place of milk to make paneer sold at Rs 240/kg.
- About two quintals of semi-processed paneer and the palmolein oil were destroyed on site; skimmed milk powder was seized and production halted.
- Samples have been sent to the State Food Laboratory in Rudrapur, with further legal action expected under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006.
What Is Still Unclear
- Name of the unit's owner or operator and whether any case or penalty has been formally registered.
- Laboratory test results on the seized samples.
What Changed
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