During the enforcement drive, regulatory teams issued formal statutory notices to three major dairy manufacturing and processing units for failing to meet basic sanitary and hygienic standards. Inspectors cited severe operational lapses under the Food Safety and Standards Act (FSSAI), including poor facility maintenance, inadequate waste disposal systems, and a lack of required health clearances for food-handling personnel. The non-compliant units have been given a strict timeline to rectify these deficiencies or face immediate license suspension and physical sealing of their premises.

This targeted surveillance operation comes in response to heightened seasonal demand for fluid milk and fresh dairy products across the Union Territory, a period historically associated with an increased risk of milk adulteration. Food safety authorities emphasized that routine testing is critical to detecting common adulterants such as urea, starch, detergent, and neutralizers, which unscrupulous traders sometimes use to artificially inflate milk volume and fat density during supply shortages.

Alongside the physical sampling and unit inspections, the FDA is conducting awareness workshops for local dairy vendors, sweet makers (halwais), and primary milk collectors. Authorities are instructing food business operators (FBOs) on proper cold-chain maintenance, hygienic handling protocols, and the legal requirement to display FSSAI registration numbers on retail packaging. Legal action will be initiated against any vendor found selling sub-standard, misbranded, or unsafe dairy products under the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Act.