Gamdiwala dairy plant raided; adulteration using Maltodextrin found, 5000 ltr milk destroyed, license suspended

Gandhinagar: Gamdiwala Dairy was raided by Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation (GMC) and Special Operation Group(SOG) teams. A total of 5,000 liters of milk was destroyed at the plant after large-scale adulteration was found to be practiced there. 11 samples were taken from the dairy and the banned substance Maltodextrin was found in the plant which is located at 101/1/14, GIDC, Sector 28, Gandhinagar. Farm Fresh and Shreshtha are the brands of Gamdiwala.

The raiding party led by the Food & Drugs department’s designated officer and GMC’s food safety officer also seized 307 kg of cheese and paneer stock. Approximately the stock worth Rs. 83,000 was seized and the license of this firm was suspended with immediate effect. All production was also stopped. Nine empty bags of Maltodextrin powder along with one full bag were recovered. Seven samples of milk and one sample of Maltodextrin were recovered in the presence of manager Mahendra Shukla. The samples on the spot were tested in the food safety on wheels van through milkoscan machine. DeshGujarat