FSSAI study says processed milk samples fail to meet quality, safety norms

New Delhi: Processed milk, including of major brands, have failed to meet the prescribed quality norm in 37.7 percent of the total samples tested, according to an FSSAI study.

In safety parameters too, 10.4 percent of the processed milk samples were non-compliant, much higher than 4.8 percent in raw milk.

Adulteration was found in only 12 of the total samples surveyed with a maximum reported in Telangana, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Kerala, the study said.