Vet varsity to hold free milk adulteration testing camp

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, May 24

To create awareness among people about milk adulteration, College of Dairy Science and Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), is organising a week-long milk adulteration testing camp from May 26 to June 1 on occasion of World Milk Day.

During the camp, residents can bring minimum 100 ml chilled raw milk samples in clean and dry glass/plastic bottles to get it tested for adulterants for free. The timings of the camp are 8 am to 1.30 pm.

The milk sample bottles should be labelled with the name and contact number of the person bringing the milk for testing. The milk samples will be analyzed at the college and the quality results will be conveyed through WhatsApp or text messages on the following day.

GADVASU Vice-Chancellor Dr Inderjeet Singh said the initiative taken by the college was a commendable one and would create awareness among consumers about the quality of milk they were drinking.

He said the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) had announced June 1 as World Milk Day in 2001. The day celebrates the contributions of the dairy sector to sustainability, economic development, livelihoods and nutrition. The main objective of celebrating World Milk Day is to provide information about the need and importance of milk in the life of human beings.

Dr Ramneek, dean, College of Dairy Science and Technology, said the camp was being organised to generate awareness among people about the importance of quality and safety of milk. He said: “Adulteration of milk is usually done for increasing the quantity of milk, extending its shelf life, maintaining SNF and avoiding detection of sour milk. Many of these adulterants can be harmful to the body.”

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