Mumbai, July 6 -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 4 and 5 busted synthetic milk racket made from shampoo, detergents and palm oil across five districts of Maharashtra and arrested 13 persons.

"We did not just stop at acting against one single adulterating firm but acted against the entire supply chain network involving distributors, transporters, middlemen, chilling centres and processing centres." FDA commissioner Tukaram Munde said.

Simultaneous raids were conducted across five districts, including Thane, Ahilyanagar, Solapur, Jalna and Pune and cases against 26 persons have been filed.

The FDA also seized shampoo, detergents, palm oil, emulsifiers, etc. worth Rs.1.48 crores, which were allegedly used to make the milk....