Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Three Telangana Dairies Lose Licences Over Unhygienic Paneer
Food safety officials inspected dairy businesses in and around Hyderabad.
They found dirty conditions and signs of pests at some places.
Some units were suspected of using ingredients that are not regular milk ingredients to make paneer.
Officials also found that some businesses could not show records explaining where their milk came from.
They took 21 samples for testing.
They seized food items worth ₹7.19 lakh, including palm oil and glycerol monostearate.
Three dairy units had their licences suspended and were told to stop working.
Officials may take more action after the businesses respond and are inspected again.
TG SAFE suspended the licences of three dairy units and ordered them to stop operating immediately.
Inspections found poor hygiene, pest infestation, inadequate sanitation and missing milk procurement records.
Officials suspected some units used palm oil and glycerol monostearate to make analogue paneer.
Enforcement teams collected 21 samples and seized food articles worth ₹7.19 lakh.
Two units will receive improvement notices, while two others face show-cause notices and possible further penalties.
- Who
- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs, supported by Food Safety Officers, police personnel and H-FAST officials.
- What
- Three dairy units had their food safety licences suspended after inspections found unhygienic conditions and suspected unauthorised ingredients in paneer production.
- When
- During a special enforcement drive; the article does not specify the dates.
- Where
- Hyderabad’s Core Urban Region and adjoining districts, including Gaganpahad, Mailardevpally and Alwal.
- Why
- Officials said the action was taken in the interest of public health after finding suspected adulteration risks, poor hygiene and missing traceability records.
- Authority
- Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE)
- Units inspected
- 14 dairy manufacturing and retail units
- Enforcement teams
- 12 teams comprising Food Safety Officers, police personnel and H-FAST officials
- Samples collected
- 21 samples were lifted on suspicion of adulteration
- Seized goods
- Food articles worth ₹7.19 lakh, including around one tonne of palm oil, 476 kg of glycerol monostearate, 1,760 packs of cooking cream and 150 kg of skimmed milk powder
- Licence suspensions
- Laxmi Foods, Dhana Lakshmi Dairy Products and Natraj Milk and Milk Food Products
- Further action
- Improvement notices are planned for two units and show-cause notices for two others