Tirupati temple ghee controversy: KMF implements GPS tracking on vehicles to prevent adulteration
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has installed GPS tracking on its vehicles supplying Nandini ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) following a controversy over adulteration in the ghee used for Tirupati laddus
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The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has equipped its delivery vehicles with geo-positioning systems to monitor the supply of Nandini ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), following allegations of substandard ghee used in the famous Tirupati laddus, an official said Saturday (September 21).
KMF Managing Director M.K. Jagadish stated that ghee deliveries to the TTD, which oversees the operations of the Tirupati temple, resumed last month after KMF was awarded a new tender.
“We reinstated the ghee supply about a month ago. GPS and geo-location devices have been installed in our vehicles to track their movements, ensuring no adulteration occurs during transit,” Jagadish told AP.
The contract involves KMF supplying 350 tonnes of ghee to the temple, with shipments made on an as-needed basis, he added.
The move comes after a lab report released by the TTD on Friday indicated the presence of lard and other impurities in certain ghee samples. TTD Executive Officer J. Shyamala Rao confirmed that lab tests had detected animal fat, including pig fat, in the adulterated ghee. The TTD is reportedly in the process of blacklisting the contractor responsible for supplying the tainted product.
