The Punjab Federal Authority, PFA, sealed a milk supply unit that adulterated milk with a chemical used to preserve dead bodies. A complaint has been filed against 7 suspects, 1 has been arrested.
Milk has always been an important part of our culture. The numerous benefits make it a staple part of our diet. However, the process of adulteration, where chemicals are mixed with milk to change its density and improve its shelf life, raises a lurking question about the purity of milk.
Milk adulteration has always been a major cause of concern for the government. Despite all the efforts to tackle such practices, and to save millions of lives, the horrendous circle never ceases to repeat the process.
The PFA team forayed into a milk supply unit in Qasoor road, Lahore. Upon inspection and further investigation, the authorities received a shocking revelation that the milk supplied was treated with a preservative that is used to preserve dead bodies. It is one of the biggest milk supply units in Punjab.
The unit supplied 20000 units of milk daily across the city. About 12000 liters of fresh milk and 32 liters of oil with the preservative mixed in it were seized by the police.
The PFA authorities declared that the milk supplied can certainly cause cancer. In addition to that, he stated that nobody should be allowed to play in the lives of people.