Ghee adulteration: Gujarat government seeks suspension of Dudhsagar Dairy MD

The adulteration of dairy products and solutions is turning out to be a developing problem in several pieces of the state. In the latest instance, about 600 tonnes of adulterated stocks of ghee have been recovered from just one of the units of Mehsana’s Dudhsagar Dairy, prompting the Gujarat govt to recommend sacking of the Managing Director of the dairy union.

The registrar of cooperative societies in Gujarat on Thursday stated that there is a case of carelessness and dereliction of duty in opposition to the Managing Director of Dudhsagar Dairy. The investigation is on and the Board has been suggested to suspend the MD on grounds of dereliction of duty.

Out of the total 172 batches packed by Mehsana Dairy Union, 118 batches with amount of 600 tonnes truly worth ₹40 crore have been found to be adulterated. The adulteration is said to have been taken location throughout June.

The GCMMF has also initiated high quality screening of about 512 tonnes of ghee stocks packaged at Mehsana Dairy and now lying at the department warehouses. “If a sample fails in the high quality exam and found to be adulterated, the complete inventory will be despatched back to Dudhsagar Dairy at its possess price tag and will only add to the claimed adulterated stocks,” said the GCMMF letter, signed by Managing Director RS Sodhi inquiring the Administrators to acquire stringent steps recommended beneath the FSSAI pointers in opposition to all those involved in the prison act.

The letter also stated that considering that the ghee was branded beneath Amul and Sagar brand names, it was preferred to suspend despatches of all stocks of ghee packaged at Mehsana dairy union. Also, it observed that there have been reports of adulteration of ghee in its other brand names ‘Dudh Mansagar’ and ‘Dudh Motisagar’. “Therefore, the high quality department of the Federation has suggested to halt all despatches of ghee stocks from Dudhsagar dairy,” the letter said.

The Gujarat government’s Food items and Drug Handle Administration (FDCA) has now initiated an impartial investigation into a feasible multi-State adulteration racket.