Tetra Pak Pakistan handed over six milk-testing units to the government of the Punjab on Tuesday to assist it in the objective of provision of safe milk to the masses.
Milk-testing units were handed over to the Punjab Minister for Food Sami Ullah Chaudhary who visited Tetra Pak Pakistan's state-of-the-art packaging material manufacturing factory in Sundar Industrial Estate today. The Minister was briefed on the company's world class manufacturing processes and plant features.
The Minister was also given a tour of the factory, which included factory operations and an overview of food processing packaging and the dairy value chain in the Innovation Room. The Minster experienced first-hand the enforcement of world class occupational health and safety standards and manufacturing processes practiced by Tetra Pak. As per the company's slogan of committing to make food safe and available everywhere, Tetra Pak is deeply appreciative of the Prime Minister's stance on providing pure milk to the masses and as such took this opportunity to present the provincial food department with 6 milk testing units to further their efforts in proving safe and healthy milk.
Upon visiting the factory, the minister showed satisfaction and appreciated the efforts made by Tetra Pak to maintain quality of production and increase customer awareness about packaged milk. Commenting on his visit Chaudhary said, "It is great to see Tetra Pak contributing in the food sector of Pakistan as a leading processing and packaging provider. Their environment-friendly techniques are very important for sustainable development and Tetra Pak is living according to these principles. We are also thankful to the company for the milk testing units, which will benefit us in the fight against adulterated milk." Towards the end of the visit, the food minister also took part in Tetra Pak's plantation drive and planted a tree in the factory to advocate for a greener country. Tetra Pak is a socially responsible organization and has undertaken many community improvement initiatives while working with different NGOs, media and academic institutions.