2 weeks ago
Indore Launches Rapid Milk Testing Drive, Finds No Adulteration
Officials in Indore started a campaign to check whether milk is safe and pure.
They called it TRIPLE T, which means Trust Through Testing.
Teams visited dairies, milk shops and mobile milk sellers.
They used a special testing vehicle and quick testing kits.
The first tests did not find adulteration in the milk checked.
These quick tests are only preliminary, so some samples may receive more detailed laboratory testing.
Officials are also teaching sellers and customers about food quality.
They are showing people simple ways to check some food products at home.
Indore’s Food Safety Administration began on-the-spot milk testing under the TRIPLE T campaign.
Officials used the Food Safety on Wheels vehicle and Rapid Milk Testing Kits.
Samples from dairies, milk shops and about eight to 10 mobile vendors were tested.
Preliminary rapid tests found no adulteration in the milk samples examined.
Officials said detailed laboratory testing would be conducted wherever necessary, alongside consumer awareness efforts.
- Who
- The Food Safety Administration, its testing teams, milk sellers, dairy shops and consumers in Indore.
- What
- A rapid milk-testing and food-safety awareness campaign called TRIPLE T, or Trust Through Testing.
- Where
- Milk outlets and mobile vendor locations across Indore, Madhya Pradesh, including areas such as Pipliyahana, Brijeshwari, Sheetal Nagar, Ganga Devi Nagar and MR-10.
- When
- The articles do not specify a date.
- Why
- To check food quality, identify problems, improve safety and build public confidence through testing and awareness.
Key facts
- Campaign
- TRIPLE T, meaning Trust Through Testing
- Agency
- Food Safety Administration
- Testing equipment
- Food Safety on Wheels vehicle and Rapid Milk Testing Kits
- Locations tested
- Dairies, milk shops, other food establishments and about eight to 10 mobile vendors
- Initial result
- No adulteration was found in the preliminary rapid tests
- Further testing
- Detailed laboratory testing will be conducted wherever required
- Additional focus
- Consumer and food-trader awareness, including simple at-home quality checks
Sources
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