Over 200 kg khoya seized, suspected to be adulterated

Over 200 kg khoya (a milk product) was seized from a market in Kanpur during a raid by the local administration over suspicion that it is adulterated.
A food department team raided shops at a market in Govidnagar here yesterday and seized around 200 kg of khoya which seems to adulterated, officials said today.
During the raid the shopkeepers fled from the spot. Samples of the seized khoya have been sent for lab testing, they said.
With the Holi festival round the corner, khoya is generally used in making traditional sweets.
The team also collected samples of milk, ghee, sweets, edible oil and other items from shops here and sent those for lab testing.

The food department officials said that the raids being conducted will continue till Holi.