Adulterated milk at PRAN collection center; PRAN blames local syndicate

Amid consumers' concerns over recent seizure of adulterated milk at one of rural collection centers of PRAN Dairy in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district, the authorities claimed that it was a 'conspiracy' by a local syndicate to tarnish the reputation of the dairy milk company.

The PRAN authorities arranged a press conference at the head office of Pran Dairy in Badda area of the capital on Sunday.

They claimed that a local syndicate of adulterated milk suppliers in the area had failed to supply substandard milk to PRAN Dairy and out of frustration they conspired to stage the incident, reports UNB.

They influenced a few collection center employees to allow adulterated milk to enter and then informing the local administration in an attempt to tarnish PRAN Dairy's reputation, they said.

PRAN's Managing Director, Eleash Mridha, said, "We were deeply shocked when adulterated milk was detected during a local administration raid at the Village Milk Collection Center in Chhaikola Union. Immediately after the incident, we temporarily shut down the collection center and formed an investigation committee to identify the cause. Initial findings indicate that a local syndicate of milk suppliers who had been failing to supply substandard milk to PRAN Dairy for a long time-conspired with a few employees at the collection center to carry out this act."