BENGALURU: Adulteration of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) products is back to haunt the customers. Only this time, the official supplier has been caught for selling adulterated ghee product. What’s more shocking is that the adulterated products were sold in the dairy parlour located at Bengaluru Dairy Union compound in Adugodi.
The accused company — Eagle Enterprises — is the official wholesale dealer of KMF. The incident came to light after many customers brought the issue to the notice of KMF authorities. According to police, Eagle Enterprises located in Byadarahalli on Magadi Main Road, is the wholesale supplier for Karnataka Milk Federation. In all, 144 ghee packets of 1 litre each were supplied for sale to the parlour at the Bengaluru Dairy Union compound in Adugodi. Customers who bought the ghee complained that it was spoilt. On November 17, a team from KMF inspected the products that were sold in their premises and found that the complaints were genuine.
A total of 84 ghee packets were brought to laboratory and tested by the quality control wing. The results showed that the ghee was adulterated. Also, during the investigation it was found out that the the boxes containing ghee sachets had details of Mysore Milk Union but had products of Bengaluru Milk Union. The genuine sachets had been replaced with adulterated ghee sachets. M T Kulkarni, director of marketing, KMF, filed a complaint with Adugodi police station against the wholesale dealer and five others. The cases are registered under IPC 272 (Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale), 273 (Sale of noxious food or drink) and 420 (cheating).
Police sources said they suspect inter-state networks involved in supplying adulterated content of KMF. “The racket seems to be very big. We also suspect the involvement of insiders in the adulteration of KMF products,” the sources added. The police sources also said that the people who knew about marketing and supply of KMF products may have played a role in replacing adulterated products and also coming up with sachets that resemble KMF’s original sachets.
Nagarajaiah, MD of KMF said, “Besides police investigation we are also trying to get information from other places. We have a filed case against the wholesale dealer and they are no more part of our organisation. We cannot reveal more now as the investigations are under way.”