PFA discards 2,860 litres adulterated milk.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) carried out a province-wide operation to control the wicked practice of milk adulteration and ensure provision of pure milk, on Wednesday.

The dairy safety teams (DSTs) inspected 20 dairy farms in Lahore, 26 in Faisalabad, 32 in Multan, 11 in Rawalpindi, 16 in Gujranwala, 24 in Sargodha and Sahiwal.

PFA watchdogs served warning notices for improvement to 115 dairy farms, stopped the production of 16 units and imposed hefty fines on 28 others. Apart from that, DSTs disposed of 2,860 litres of adulterated milk.

PFA Director General Shoaib Khan Jadoon said that PFA discarded thousands of litres of milk on the spot after finding contamination of polluted water and chemicals. He said PFA has been using fully...

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