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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the controversial Tirupati laddu ghee adulteration case has found that an Uttarkhand-based company supplied nearly 60 lakh kg of adulterated ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) at the cost of Rs 240 crore between 2019 and 2024.

The ghee supplied by Bhole Baba Dairy was allegedly made by mixing adulterants such as palm oil, palm kernel oil, palmolein, chemicals such as beta-carotene, acetic acid ester, ghee flavour and other adulterants. It was made in such a way as to “adjust” lab test values and to “maintain aroma” in the adulterated ghee, the SIT has found.

Bhole Baba Dairy also allegedly used proxy suppliers based in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu

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