Archive · 25 Aug 2026
FDA Seizes 4,710 Litres in Navi Mumbai Milk Crackdown
Food safety officials raided a dairy in Navi Mumbai after receiving information about possible milk adulteration.
They allege that milk was mixed with skimmed milk powder and chilled water.
The mixture was then sold as pure cow or buffalo milk.
Officials said the operation involved a worker and a dairy owner.
They destroyed 4,710 litres of adulterated or suspected milk.
They also seized milk powder, paneer and cream.
Other dairies were investigated because some products lacked required reports or were suspected of being unsafe.
Police registered a case against 15 people and dairy establishments.
The FDA raided M/s P.K. Dairy in Mahape MIDC, Navi Mumbai, on August 19 after receiving confidential intelligence.
Officials allegedly caught Shivendra Shyamlal Jaiswal mixing skimmed milk powder and chilled water into tanker milk with dairy owner Pradeep Kamlesh Yadav’s involvement.
Authorities seized and destroyed 4,710 litres of adulterated or suspected milk valued at about Rs 1.85 lakh.
The FDA also seized skimmed milk powder, paneer and cream, while taking action against other dairies in Mahape and Rabale.
An FIR was registered at Turbhe police station on August 22 against 15 individuals and establishments, with licence cancellations initiated.
- Who
- The Food and Drug Administration, Shivendra Shyamlal Jaiswal, dairy owner Pradeep Kamlesh Yadav, other dairy operators and 15 named individuals and establishments.
- What
- The FDA raided suspected milk-adulteration operations, destroyed 4,710 litres of milk, seized other dairy products and prompted an FIR.
- When
- The main raid occurred on August 19; the FIR was registered on August 22. One article is dated August 25, 2026.
- Where
- The operations centered on Mahape MIDC in Navi Mumbai, with related action in Rabale and reported supply links to Thane, Airoli, Kopri, Digha and Ghansoli.
- Why
- Authorities said they acted to protect public health, address alleged adulteration and enforce food-safety licensing and reporting requirements.
- Milk seized and destroyed
- 4,710 litres of adulterated and suspected milk
- Reported value
- Approximately Rs 1.85 lakh
- Alleged adulteration method
- One kilogram of skimmed milk powder mixed with 8 to 10 litres of chilled water and homogenised with a plunger
- Other products seized
- 473 kg of skimmed milk powder, 129.5 kg of paneer and 88.4 kg of cream
- P.K. Dairy action
- The dairy was shut down for allegedly operating without a valid food-safety licence
- Related dairy action
- Bhaskar Dairy had 548 kg of suspected powder and paneer seized, while its licence was suspended; 3,648 litres of pasteurised skimmed milk were destroyed at Narayan Dairy for lacking laboratory reports
- Police case
- FIR No. 435/2026 was registered at Turbhe police station against 15 individuals and establishments
