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Nearly 2,000 litres of tainted milk destroyed
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The Express Tribune
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) discarded 1,900 litres of adulterated and substandard milk on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing operation against subpar milk in the provincial metropolis.
On the directions of PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid, dairy safety teams inspected milk-carrying vehicles, dairy units and milk shops to ensure the provision of pure and fresh milk to consumers.
Read Adulterated milk seized in DG KhanThe authority inspected over 50 milk-carrying vehicles loaded with a total of over 41,000 litres of milk.
He added that teams took action against milk suppliers and discarded over 1,900 litres of milk after screening test results were not up to the mark.
The samples of discarded milk contained polluted water, a low level of fats and a lack of nutritional value in the milk.
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