Andhra Milk Adulteration: Six Dead, FSSAI Seeks Report on Fatal Contamination

• Six people have died and seven are in critical condition due to suspected adulterated milk in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district.
• The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has requested a detailed report from the Andhra Pradesh government and is monitoring the situation.
• Preliminary investigations suggest a coolant leak, specifically ethylene glycol, from a private milk-chilling unit (Varalakshmi Dairy) contaminated the milk.
• Ethylene glycol, highly toxic, is not suitable for milk chilling units; food-grade propylene glycol is typically used.
• The dairy operator, Addala Ganesh, has been arrested, and the unit, found operating without permissions, has been seized.