The inflow of adulterated milk from Tamil Nadu into Kerala has increased especially in view of the upcoming Onam celebrations. Several lakhs of litres of milk reach Kerala every day from the neighbouring State.
The Dairy Development department on Thursday caught a tanker carrying 12,750 litres of urea-mixed milk at Meenakshipuram check-post. The presence of a high amount of urea was detected during a routine testing done at the Dairy Development department laboratory at Meenakshipuram.
“We did the test thrice to confirm, and we were surprised to find a high amount of urea in the milk,” said Dairy Development Officer Abhin C.M. The tanker that came from Krishnagiri was carrying the milk to Thrissur. It was handed over to the Food Safety department for further action. The Food Safety department has reportedly sent the tanker back to Tamil Nadu after collecting samples for examination.
