Illegal imports from India prevent fair milk price in Nepal
Dairy farmers have complained that they are not receiving the price set by the government for their milk, as locally produced milk is unable to get a fair market price due to dairy products imported from the Indian border region. Dairy farmers have complained that they are not receiving the price set by the […]
FDA says selling cheese analogues as ‘paneer’ illegal
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) team seized 442 kg consignment of ‘cheese analogue’ on Wednesday. After collecting samples, the entire consignment was destroyed by the FDA team comprising food safety officers Raviraj Dabharde, Rajesh Yadav, assistant commissioner, vigilance, AS Mahajan, joint commissioner, vigilance, Rajendra Khade. “While authentic paneer costs nearly 380/kg, ‘cheese analogue’ is pegged at […]
AP government has no power to take over Sangam dairy
TDP national official spokesperson K Pattabhi Ram on Tuesday asserted that the Andhra Pradesh government had no right to meddle in the affairs of the Sangam dairy since it had no shares in the milk producers’ company which was being owned by over 1.2 lakh dairy farmers spread over the Krishna and Guntur districts. Pattabhi […]