Dairy safety teams under the supervision of veterinary experts of the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) continued an operation against milk adulterators on the second consecutive day in Punjab.
DG PFA Captain Muhammad Usman (r) said that the action was being taken on the special directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan regarding control the bad practice of milk adulteration. He said that food authority overall inspected 1,723 milk vehicles by placing screening checks on the entry and exit points of 36 districts.
The screening pickets held from Lahore to Raheem Yar Khan and Rajanpur to Attock by holding crackdown in 144 Tehsils simultaneously. He said that PFA examined the 256,731 litres of milk being carried on hundreds of vehicles for supplying in different cities of Punjab from dairy farms.
While in Lahore, safety teams have taken milks samples for the screening test and checked 140 litres of milk. During the operation, 28,641 liters adulterated milk recovered from dozen of vehicles was also split on the spot.
He said the PFA had disposed of 26,536 litres of milk over proved contamination of water other chemicals which used to enhance the thickness of milk. Whereas authority found adulteration of hazardous powder in 2,105 litres milk. On the other hand, the food authority unearthed a fake milk factory in the rural area of Chicha Watni and it also got registered an FIR in Kasool Police Station besides handing the accused over to the police after the raid.
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