In the wake of MiD DAY’s exposé on the unquestionable use of the growth hormone oxytocin on buffaloes on a daily basis, the workers manning the tabelas seem to have covered their tracks well. A team from the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection, retracing MiD DAY’s steps, but failed to get its hands on the banned medicine anywhere.

A member of the MiD DAY team collecting a milk sample laced with oxytocin at Ghaswala diary, Jogeshwari. Pic/Suresh KK