The government has said that a new technology has been developed to analyze and detect adulteration in milk. Replying to supplementary in the Lok Sabha, Science and technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan said this was developed by Pilani-based CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute. The minister said there are no systems currently available globally based on similar methods. He said this innovation represents the first fully Indian concept to implementation effort in the instrumentation related to milk and dairy.
According to a recent reports, over 68 per cent of milk in the country does not conform to the standards set by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Mr Vardhan said milk is being commonly used in everyday diet, if adulterated poses serious health hazards. He said the technology excels in its ability to detect known and unknown adulterants in milk.
