Meerut: Despite producing the highest milk in the world, people in our country are not getting pure milk. All of you will be surprised to know that the milk used for feeding and at home is getting adulterated. In fact, recently, Meerut's Assistant Commissioner of Food Safety and Drug Administration, Second Archana Dhiran, told that a total fine of Rs 9 lakh 33 thousand has been imposed on such milkmen. During the last financial year April 2021 to March 2022, 207 milk samples were taken and out of these 144 reports have come.
It is being told that 56 samples have failed and traces of detergent have been found in 16 samples. At the same time, 40 did not meet the standard, that is, the cream of milk was missing in it. Recently, Assistant Commissioner of Food Department, Archana Dhiran told that traces of detergents have been found due to not cleaning the container containing milk properly. Apart from this, he also said that milk samples are taken from time to time, and this action will continue. He further informed that even at home, the family members themselves can test the milk. Like pouring a drop of milk on a smooth surface, the drop of pure milk will slowly move forward leaving a white mark behind, whereas the milk mixed with water will flow faster without leaving a trace. With this, on adding a few drops of tincture of iodine, the milk containing starch acquires a blue color.
Let us tell you that tincture of iodine can be found from the drugstore. Apart from this, to know the adulteration of urea in milk, take some milk in a test tube and add half a teaspoon of soybean or tur powder to it and keep it for five minutes. After that, when a red litmus paper is dipped in it, the color of the paper turns from red to blue, then it is considered adulteration of urea in milk. Red litmus paper is available in stationery shop.
With this, to check the adulteration of vegetable in milk, take three to five milliliters of milk in a test tube and add ten drops of hydrochloric acid and one teaspoon of sugar and after five minutes, it starts showing red color, then it means that there is adulteration of vegetable in milk. .. He further informed that the health department's campaign has also been started in Eat Right Campus School. The campaign of the Health Department is also going on regarding the offerings of the temple.
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