PFA seals five dairy units for producing adulterated milk

LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday sealed five dairy units for producing adulterated milk during raids in remote areas of Sahiwal, Arifwala and Pakpattan areas of the province.

According to a statement released by PFA, the food authority’s teams raided at least five dairy units and confiscated 6,000 liters of adulterated milk containing harmful chemicals, powder, urea, and polluted water, which was injurious to human health especially children.

“Dairy units located in remote areas of Punjab, were supplying the polluted milk to big cities,” said that DG PFA Captain (retired) Usman.

The DG PFA said that the PFA was focusing on implementation of pasteurization law and cracking down on the mafia producing adulterated milk.

“We are trying our best to ensure provision of healthy and standardized milk and other food products to the people,” he said.

It is pertinent to note here that just last week, the PFA recovered and discarded a total of 17,000 litres of adulterated milk. The authority had recovered adulterated milk from five milk trucks in Lahore and Sahiwal.

Three trucks were checked in Faiz Ganj Underpass in Lahore were carrying 10,200 litres of chemically adulterated milk. The milk, artificially made from powders and chemicals, was being transported and supplied to different shops of the area.