The 15,300 litres of milk, seized on January 11, is still in fluid state, even after nine days, and hence the presence of the chemical is certain, said deputy director Ramgopal on Friday.
“The milk was brought to our plant for disposing. Before discharging it, we inspected the milk. The fat separation was there. But the milk is still in the liquid form, which proves that there was the presence of chemicals,” said Ramgopal.
This disputes the findings of the food safety department, which had said the milk was clean. The preliminary tests conducted by the dairy department found the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Food safety department took the samples to confirm the same.
But the food safety department’s tests claimed that the milk was clean and there was no presence of any chemicals. This led to an open dispute between the two departments. Animal husbandry and dairy development minister J Chinchurani had come out in open against the food safety department. TNN
