Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 23 -- Kerala's dairy cooperative Milma has launched four new value-added products as part of efforts to expand its product portfolio and cater to changing consumer preferences, with Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Bindhu Krishna urging the public not to be swayed by what she termed "adverse propaganda" against the cooperative.

The Minister said recent negative reports about Milma were baseless and asserted that its products were manufactured under stringent quality-control procedures, with multiple tests carried out to ensure quality, safety and authenticity.

"Some recent negative reports about Milma were unfounded. I personally went and verified the matter and found that all these rumours abou...