Lucknow, April 22 -- The Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA) destroyed 4,810kg paneer worth Rs.10.50 lakh seized during a special raid conducted on three trucks on the Lucknow-Agra expressway on Monday morning.

Suspecting adulteration, a team of FSDA had seized the huge amount of paneer.

The paneer was found to be unfit for human consumption. Assistant commissioner FSDA VP Singh said that a rapid quality test conducted by the FSDA lab confirmed the paneer was adulterated. It was made from skimmed milk powder, and to increase its fat content, oils and other fatty ingredients were added, rendering it unsafe for consumption.

The seized paneer was destroyed in a pit later in the evening. Singh said, "During the marriage season, this...