Archive · 19 Dec 2025
FSSAI Crackdown Reveals Milk Adulteration Risks
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has found that many dairy products like milk, paneer, and khoya are being mixed with harmful things like detergent and urea.
This can make people very sick.
A diet expert named Deepali Sharma says we should do simple tests at home to check if our milk and dairy products are safe.
For example, you can check milk by seeing if it makes a thick layer of cream when boiled or if it turns blue when you add iodine.
For paneer, you can see if it stays dense in hot water and for khoya, you can rub it to see if it feels oily.
It's important to buy dairy products from trusted brands to stay safe.
FSSAI raids reveal widespread adulteration in milk, paneer, and khoya with harmful substances.
Adulterants include detergent powder, urea, starch, synthetic solids, and vegetable fats.
Consuming adulterated dairy products can cause stomach issues, hormonal disruption, and damage to kidneys and liver.
Simple home tests like the Water Test, Boiling Test, and Iodine Test can help identify pure milk.
For paneer and khoya, tests like the Hot Water Test, Texture Test, and Palm Rub Test can detect adulteration.
- Who
- Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Dietician Deepali Sharma, Consumers
- What
- Adulteration of milk, paneer, and khoya with hazardous substances
- When
- Recent nationwide raids by FSSAI
- Where
- India
- Why
- To identify and prevent the consumption of adulterated dairy products
- Adulterants Found
- Detergent powder, urea, starch, synthetic solids, vegetable fats
- Health Risks
- Stomach ailments, hormonal disruption, kidney and liver damage
- Common Tests
- Water Test, Boiling Test, Detergent Test, Starch Test
- Paneer Tests
- Hot Water Test, Texture Test, Iodine Test
- Khoya Tests
- Palm Rub Test, Burn Test
- Expert Advice
- Dietician Deepali Sharma, Clinical Nutritionist at CK Birla Hospital, Delhi
- Authority Action
- FSSAI nationwide raids
- Consumer Advice
- Buy from reputable brands with FSSAI licensing