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In all, 3,444 litres of milk worth Rs 1.3 lakh were found to be substandard. MUMBAI: Acting on a tip-off that substandard milk was being transported into Mumbai by tankers and tempos, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) teams from Mumbai and Thane carried out surprise checks simultaneously at the five points of entry to Mumbai ( Mankhurd , Dahisar, Mulund, LBS Marg and Airoli) late on Tuesday night.The FDA teams checked 227 milk tankers carrying 9.27 lakh litres of milk. The government will amend section 29 of the FSSA, under which milk adulteration is an offence.FDA commissioner Pallavi Dharade said such an exercise will help keep adulteration in check. “Thus, 19,250 litres worth Rs 5.7 lakh were destroyed,” Adhav said.An FDA official said that given the nature of contaminants, it appeared that the adulteration was deliberate. “Of the samples tested on the spot, 13 were found to be of substandard quality as they contained low-quality fats and SNF (solid-not fat),” said Shailesh Adhav, joint commissioner (FDA), Greater Mumbai..