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Andhra Milk 'Adulteration': Govt Announces ₹10 Lakh Ex-Gratia for Deceased
Four deaths and multiple hospitalizations in Rajamahendravaram linked to suspected adulterated milk led to vendor detention and intensified food safety enforcement, officials said.
- On Monday , Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed deaths between Saturday and Monday in Rajamahendravaram linked to allegedly adulterated milk in Choudeswari Nagar and Swarup Nagar.
- District officials say the illnesses stem from milk supplied by a single vendor, pooled from more than 40 dairy farmers and supplied to over 100 families, with symptoms starting after Maha Shivratri on February 15.
- Authorities have collected samples from 75 individuals and 75 families while Food Safety authorities sent milk and fodder to forensic laboratories, and field-level and rapid-test medical camps monitor and treat residents.
- State authorities are closely monitoring the situation while enforcement steps were ordered as Naidu directed senior Food Safety and Medical & Health officials to visit Rajamahendravaram and ensure top medical care.
- Officials said the deaths expose lapses in monitoring and called for corrective steps, demanding government regulators and enforcement agencies restore public confidence in milk.
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Adulterated milk claims 4 Lives in Rajamahendravaram
Rajamahendravaram: As many as four people died in the last 48 hours after allegedly consuming adulterated milk supplied by an unauthorised vendor in Rajamahendrawaram in East Godavari district, police said on Monday, February 23. While two persons died on Sunday, two others died today. “Four persons died over the past two days after consuming adulterated milk supplied by an unauthorised vendor in the city,” Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) …
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