LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) continued its operation against adulterated milk in the city and disposed of 18,000 litres of impure milk during inspected 12 milk carrier vehicles on Thursday.
On the directions of PFA Director General Shoaib Khan Jadoon, dairy safety teams have placed screening pickets at the entry and exit points of Lahore including Thokar Niaz Baig, Ravi Toll Plaza, Sundar Multan Road, Saggiyan, Babu Sabu Interchange, Ada Plot, and Gajjumata.
Jadoon said that 450 maunds of milk were discarded after proving contamination of polluted water, powdered milk and chemicals in the milk during the tests. He said that adulterated ingredients were usually used for increasing the thickness and quantity of milk.
He further said that the use of tainted milk poses a threat to users’ health. It is mandatory for food business operators (FBOs) to adopt and follow the PFA’s law otherwise, strict action will be taken against violators, he added.
