Adulterated Milk Abounds in India A recent report from the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has sent shockwaves to every Indian parent and even to the state Governments. The survey reveals that almost 69 percent of the milk sold in India is adulterated through various means, and has failed the test of purity. The survey found that the adulteration is widespread and is not limited to small towns or large cities. It has found that not a single sample of milk collected in the seven states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Mizoram conformed to quality standards of milk. It was only in Goa and Puducherry (Pondicherry) that all the samples conformed to the standards. One of the most...

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