15 die after drinking milk contaminated with ethylene glycol: How to do milk purity test and 5 other calcium-rich foods to consume
Published on: March 17, 2026, 11:56 p.m. | Source: Times of India
Milk is a staple in Indian households and is considered a rich source of calcium and other nutrients. But, when the source of nutrition becomes toxic and turns out to be fatal, the system comes under question. Something similar happened in Andhra Pradesh in February. According to reports, a vendor in Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, allegedly mixed ethylene glycol, an industrial coolant, into milk supplied to over a hundred families, resulting in a total of 15 deaths to date. The milk adulteration incident occurred between February 11 and 14 in Chowdeshwari Nagar and Swaroop Nagar in Andhra Pradesh's Rajahmundry. According to The Indian Express report, while the victims consumed the deadly milk between February 11 and 14, and were hospitalised from February 16 with symptoms of anuria (absence of urine output), vomiting, and abdominal pain, the first casualty of the milk adulteration incident was reported at the Kakinada Government Hospital on February 22. According to the police report, the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) and the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) revealed that the freezer where the milk was stored was damaged, and the toxic coolant liquid, which leaked in the freezer, mixed with milk and curd and later affected those who consumed it.
