Notice issued to firm for supplying substandard sachet film to Aavin in Namakkal and Madurai districts, says Minister
The Tamil Nadu government has issued a show-cause notice to a supplier after milk sachets in Namakkal and Madurai were found to be of substandard quality. The Milk and Dairy Development Minister confirmed that the faulty packaging film has been removed from use and that supply remains unaffected.
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This highlights local government oversight in food safety and supply chain management for essential public goods.
Show-cause notice has been issued to the firm contracted to supply milk sachet films to Aavin as the milk sachets supplied in Namakkal and Madurai districts were found to be substandard because of the poor quality of the films supplied by it, Milk and Dairy Development Minister C. Vijayalakshmi said here on Friday.
Ms. Vijayalakshmi, who inspected a milk chilling plant of the Karur District Cooperative Milk Producers Union at Thoranakalpatti near here, said the substandard film supplied by the firm was not being used now for packaging milk in the two districts and had been stored separately. Arrangements had been made to ensure that supply of Aavin milk to consumers were not affected. Notice had been issued to the contracted firm to take action, she said.
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