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Nuh Seizes 7,600 Kg of Suspected Adulterated Dairy Products
Officials in Nuh found and seized 7,600 kilograms of suspected fake dairy products.
The products were made at three units in Punhana.
Food Safety Officer Vikas Jaglan said the raid also uncovered industrial chemicals, including a bleaching agent used for clothes.
Officials ordered the seized products buried so they could not return to the food supply.
Sources said the products were carried through Faridabad and sold in Delhi-NCR markets and eateries.
Haryana has banned selling non-dairy paneer as if it were made from milk.
The ban is set to last one year.
Officials said the crackdown is part of a wider effort to address food adulteration in the district.
A joint raid by food safety officials and the Nuh district administration seized 7,600 kg of suspected adulterated dairy products from three units in Punhana.
Food Safety Officer Vikas Jaglan said 4,000 kg came from one unit, with 3,000 kg and 600 kg seized from the other two.
Officials found industrial-grade fluorescent dyes and sodium thiosulphate, which Jaglan said is used as a textile bleaching agent.
Sources said the products were transported through Faridabad for distribution to retail markets and eateries across Delhi and the wider NCR.
Haryana’s one-year ban on making, storing, distributing or selling analogue paneer as genuine dairy paneer was notified on August 17.
- Who
- Nuh food safety officials, the district administration and Haryana Police were involved in the crackdown.
- What
- Officials seized 7,600 kg of suspected adulterated dairy products from three units.
- Where
- Three dairy units in Punhana, Nuh district, Haryana.
- When
- The raid took place at 8 pm on September 10, according to the article.
- Why
- The action was part of an enforcement drive against adulterated dairy products and followed Haryana’s ban on analogue paneer being sold as genuine dairy paneer.
Key facts
- Seized products
- 7,600 kg from three dairy units
- Seizure breakdown
- 4,000 kg, 3,000 kg and 600 kg
- Raid location
- Punhana, Nuh district
- Transport route described
- From Punhana through Faridabad to markets and eateries across Delhi-NCR
- Chemicals reported
- Fluorescent dyes and sodium thiosulphate, also called “rang kaat”
- Haryana ban
- Notified August 17 and set to remain in force for one year
- State sample figures
- Of 285 paneer and dairy analogue samples collected from April 2025 to March 2026, 200 failed laboratory analysis; 29 were classed as unsafe
Quotes
Dr Vikas Jaglan
Nuh Food Safety Officer who led the joint raid.
“The practice is so traditional here, people are not even aware of its harmful nature. Rang kaat is industrial grade and only meant for clothes and to give it a shine, but these chemicals are being ingested by consumers.”
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“There are about 20-40 registered dairies in the district. We have knowledge of at least 70-80 illicit dairies overall whose hygiene and food handling standards will fail norms.”
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Sources
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