LAHORE: Enforcement teams of the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) carried out a major raid on a fake milk production unit in Gowal Mandi area exposing a large scale milk fraud network operating from a residential area.
Dairy safety teams recovered and discarded 1,500 litres of thick solution and 10,000 litres of prepared fake milk. The operation also resulted in the seizure of 11 ghee tins, a mixing machine, six drums, 10 bags of powder, two chillers, two freezers, two weighing scales, one gas cylinder and a stove used in the illegal production setup.
DG PFA Syed Musa Raza giving details on Monday said that FIR was registered against those responsible for involvement in food fraud activities. The suspects were found operating a concealed fake milk unit inside a residential house, where adulterated milk was being prepared and supplied to local markets. The network was reportedly producing fake milk during night time and distributing it early in the morning to shops.
He said teams found that 1,500 litres of thick solution were being used to prepare more than 10,000 litres of fake milk for commercial supply. Powder, chemicals, substandard ghee and other adulterants were recovered from the site. The milk failed on spot testing and was immediately discarded in accordance with food safety SOPs.
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