Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Telangana Dairy Units Face Closures Over Hygiene Violations
Food safety teams inspected 20 dairy businesses in Telangana.
They found problems such as flies, cockroaches, mould and dirty water.
Some equipment was rusty, and drainage was poor at some locations.
Inspectors collected 18 samples because they suspected some products might be adulterated.
One dairy was closed because it had no required food safety licence.
Two other dairies were ordered to stop working after their licences were suspended.
Ten businesses will receive notices telling them to improve.
Three more businesses will receive show-cause notices asking them to explain the violations.
TG SAFE inspected 20 dairy units in the core urban region and adjoining districts.
Inspectors reported flies, cockroaches, mould, stagnant water, rusty equipment and poor drainage.
Eighteen samples were collected over suspected adulteration concerns.
One dairy was closed for operating without an FSSAI licence under unhygienic conditions.
Two dairy licences were suspended, while other establishments face improvement or show-cause notices.
- Who
- The Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs, using food safety officers and police personnel, inspected dairy units.
- What
- Inspections found multiple hygiene violations, led to samples being collected, and resulted in closure, licence suspensions and notices.
- Where
- The inspections took place in the core urban region and adjoining districts of Telangana.
- Why
- The inspections were conducted to identify food safety and hygiene violations, including suspected adulteration.
- Authority
- Telangana Standards Authority for Food and Essential Drugs (TG SAFE)
- Units inspected
- 20 dairy units
- Inspection teams
- 10 teams of food safety officers and police personnel
- Samples collected
- 18 samples were collected on suspicion of adulteration
- Closed establishment
- Venkata Shiva Milk Point in Hayathnagar
- Suspended licences
- Sapthagiri Foods and All Rich Dairy
- Improvement notices
- 10 establishments are due to receive improvement notices
- Show-cause notices
- Saritha Dairy, Sri Sai Dairy Products and Milky Plus Foods are due to receive show-cause notices