Ludhiana, March 28 -- The Punjab State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (Milkfed) suspended three officials of the Verka Milk Plant in Ludhiana, including the general manager, following the rejection of two milk powder consignments by the Indian Army over quality concerns. The Milkfed supplies whole milk powder, cheese, flavoured milk, tetra pack milk and other items to the Army.

Milkfed managing director Rahul Gupta ordered the suspension of general manager Daljit Singh, manager (quality), Guriqbal Singh, and manager (production), Paritosh Mishra, with immediate effect.

Notably, the army had rejected the two consignments of -58.338 metric tonnes and 66.654 metric tonnes of whole milk powder of the dairy cooperative, Milkfed, whic...