Now, think twice before you down a glass of milk
to keep yourself fit. Of the 1,245 samples of milk collected in the
city for testing by the district dairy development department during
the past four months 757 were found to be impure. Though none
contained urea, most of the samples had more of water than milk.
The test results came a few days after residents
of the Rishi Nagar area caught hold of a vendor whom they saw mixing
drain water with the milk he intended to sell.
The samples were collected door-to-door between
April 1 to July 31, 2011 in 37 city localities including Sarabha Nagar,
Model Town, Green Field, Door Sanchar Colony (BRS Nagar), Kichlu Nagar,
Model Town Extension and Punjab Mata Nagar.
Dilbag Singh, deputy director of the district
dairy development department, said: "We tested the samples on the spot
so that people got to know what kind of milk they were getting from
their suppliers. The tests were conducted on the basis of fat,
protein, SNF, density, water, urea and neutralizer content in the
milk. 757 out of the 1,245 samples we collected were found to contain
more water than milk. This is something to worry about as every one
needs a nutritious diet”.
“While some firms are supplying packaged milk
and milk products, several vendors are not providing quality milk.
Every now and then the dairy development department organizes camps in
various city localities where residents can come to get samples of
milk tested”, said department inspector Santokh Singh.
