PFA disposes of 2,160 litre tainted milk in Lahore.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Friday disposed of 2,160 litre tainted milk in the provincial metropolis during the ongoing anti-adulteration milk campaign in Ramadan.

On the directions of PFA Director General Shoaib Khan Jadoon, dairy safety teams (DSTs) placed screening pickets in the area of Chung and examined milk carrier vehicles loaded with 5,000 litres of milk.

He said that the action was taken against milk suppliers over results found not up to the mark during the screening test of milk samples. He said that adulterated milk was wasted on the spot after finding a low level of lactometer reading, polluted water, formalin, urea, and other harmful ingredients.

The DG said that the use of adulterated milk caused stomach...

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