36 Tonnes of Adulterated Ghee Seized In Hyderabad, Allegedly Sourced From Maharashtra, UP
Hyderabad, Telangana: The Hyderabad Food Adulteration Surveillance Team (H-FAST) of the Commissioner’s Task Force on Tuesday conducted a special enforcement drive against illicit ghee manufacturing and trading establishments across Hyderabad City.
The team inspected around 130 establishments, including 39 manufacturing units and 91 selling outlets, seizing large-scale adulteration involving palm oil, vanaspathi, skimmed milk powder, starch. The team detested artificial ghee flavours. These products reached restaurants, sweet shops, bakeries, and even pooja supplies, sourced from states like Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar warned of health dangers like heart issues and organ problems.
In a social media post, the police said that these adulterated products were falsely marketed as “100% Pure Ghee,” “Premium Ghee,” “Farm Fresh Ghee” and “Natural Ghee.” The police pointed out that they seized approximately 36 tonnes of adulterated ghee and raw materials, comprising 25.5 tonnes of adulterated ghee, 8.7 tonnes of cream, 1,200 liters of palm oil, 600 liters of vanaspathi, artificial ghee flavours and 30 kg of starch.
The police said they collected statutory samples for laboratory analysis, and the seized material was handed over to the Food Safety Authorities for further legal action. Investigations revealed that the adulterated ghee, with adulteration levels ranging from 10% to 40%, was supplied to restaurants, tiffin centres, sweet manufacturers, bakeries, caterers, dairy shops and Ayurvedic shops, besides being used as pooja/deepam ghee.
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“The products were manufactured at low cost using substitute ingredients and sold as genuine ghee for higher profits. The use of unauthorised oils and chemical additives in adulterated ghee may pose serious health risks, including increased cardiovascular, digestive, liver and kidney-related complications,” police said, advising consumers to purchase dairy products only from reputed and licensed vendors and to verify FSSAI license details, manufacturer information, batch number and manufacturing/expiry dates.
“Citizens are requested to report suspected food adulteration or unhygienic food preparation through Dial 112 or the H-FAST helpline 8712661212. The identity of informants will be kept confidential,” the police added in their social media post.
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— Hyderabad City Police (@hydcitypolice) August 18, 2026
