Tirumala Ghee Row: Single-Member Panel Flags Procurement Lapses0

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• May 4, 2026

Key Update A one-man committee appointed by the Andhra Pradesh government has flagged serious food safety lapses in the procurement of ghee used for Tirumala laddu prasadam, along with broader administrative and procedural failures. Food Safety Violations at the Core A CFTRI laboratory report dated August 3, 2022, detected β-sitosterol—a marker of vegetable oil adulteration—in