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- Authorities in Ulhasnagar seized 612 bottles of suspected oxytocin injections from a dairy during a joint raid by police and the Maharashtra FDA on July 16.
- Investigators suspect the banned hormone was being injected into buffaloes to increase milk production, and the dairy had no valid licence to store such drugs.
- The dairy owner allegedly could not produce purchase invoices or reveal the drug's source, and an FIR has been registered under drug, criminal, and animal cruelty laws.
- The action is part of the FDA's intensified statewide drive against food adulteration and illegal dairy practices, as oxytocin misuse may pose risks to consumers through contaminated milk.
What to watch next
- Probe into how long the injections were used, where they were procured, and whether an interstate supply network is involved
- Laboratory results of the statutory samples collected by the FDA
- Whether more raids or seizures follow under the FDA's statewide enforcement drive
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