A tanker of 5000 liters of adulterated milk being brought from Madhya Pradesh to Agra was caught on the Agra-Bah road. It was immediately destroyed by splashing it on the road. A video of the same is going viral on social media. The administration has come into action after the death of two innocent children due to adulterated milk in Agra, Uttar Pradesh. After this tragic incident on Friday, the food department team took a big step on Saturday.
Food department assistant commissioner Mahendra Srivastava said that the tanker was filled with milk without thermostat, which was found to be fake and adulterated. The tanker was numbered UP 80 GT 8088 and it was dispatched from Tyagi Dairy located in Kailaras Morena, Madhya Pradesh.
FSSAI posted the video on X. The video was captioned as, "#UPFDA busted an illegal milk adulteration operation in Agra. A milk tanker with suspected adulterated milk was seized. Samples were collected, and legal action will be taken based on the test results. This swift action reaffirms #FSSAI's commitment to ensuring safe food for all."
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Legal Action On Tyagi Dairy
The FSDA team has sent the milk samples for testing. After the report comes, appropriate action will be taken against the concerned dairy operator Sukhendra Tyagi. This milk was to be consumed in the Bah area of Agra. Tanker driver Ravindra Rawat said that he was bringing the milk to sell in Agra. The quantity of milk was 5000 liters and its value is estimated to be around Rs 1.25 lakh.
Death of 2 children due to Adulterated Milk
In Kagaraul, two innocent children died after drinking milk on Thursday night. The deceased children included 11-month-old Awan and two-year-old Mahira. These children were fed milk brought from Bachchu's Dairy located in Jagner. This dairy was also raided and samples were collected.
A big action will be taken against adulterators. The food department has warned that if such adulteration is found in the future, strict action will be implemented.
