Statewide drive collects 870 milk samples for quality checks in Karnataka

Bengaluru: In collaboration with the Food Safety and Drug Administration Department and the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF), a special statewide drive was conducted on August 1 and 2 to collect milk samples from both government and private sources. As part of this initiative, 870 milk food samples were collected and sent for quality analysis to the Food Safety Laboratory and KMF Laboratory.

The primary objective of this initiative was to detect adulteration, ensure hygienic handling, and assess compliance with FSSAI standards. The collected samples have been dispatched to Food Safety Laboratories and KMF Quality Control Labs for detailed chemical and microbiological analysis.

The highest number of samples were collected from Hassan (71), and the least were collected from Kodagu (4). No samples were collected from Uttara Kannada.