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Food safety officials said while the pure cheese was priced at around Rs 240 per kilogram, the adulterated ones cost between Rs 180 and Rs 200. During checking, 220 kg of cheese, which seemed adulterated, was found in the bag of a passenger — Deepak Kumar, 30, a trader and resident of Deep Nagar, here.”The cops alerted the district health officials, who reached the spot. Ludhiana district health officer Dr Adesh Kang said, “We have collected the cheese samples, which will be sent to food and drug administration (FDA) laboratory in Kharar for testing. LUDHIANA: Police handed over a Ludhiana man to health authorities after 220 kg of spurious cheese was recovered from his possession in Khanna on Sunday.Khanna SSP Dhruv Dahiya said, “At a check-post at Jagera canal bridge in Maloud, a bus coming from Malerkotla side was signalled to stop. Besides, Kumar was not carrying the cheese properly.”Health officials said preliminary investigation suggested that Kumar had brought the cheese — which was made of soya —- from Sangrur to supply it in Ludhiana.“Checking of milk and its products has been intensified..