The Supreme Court today said that stringent measures including amending the Food Safety and Standards Act and making it a penal offence, are needed to "combat" the menace of adulteration of milk and dairy products. <br/><br/>A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur said, it is desirable that Union of India revisits the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 to revise punishment for adulteration making it more deterrent in cases where the adulterant can have an adverse impact on health.<br/><br/>The apex court said it will be in order, if Centre considers making suitable amendments in penal provisions at par with the provisions contained in the state amendments to the IPC. The verdict, written by Justice Banumathi, asked the State Food Safety Authority (SFSA) to identify "high risk areas" where chances of milk adulteration are more during festivals.