The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and States to amend the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, to penalise those indulging in adulteration of milk and dairy products.
“Milk is the only source of nourishment for infants and a major part of the diet for growing children in tender age and if no effective measure is taken to ensure the purity of milk, health of the children will be adversely affected,” a Bench of Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur and Justices R. Banumathi and U.U. Lalit observed in a judgment on Friday.
The judgment referred to the amendments made by some States.
