LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) continued checking of milk carrying vehicles entering the cities and confiscated almost 25000 litres adulterated milk.
According to a spokesman for PFA, the special teams under direct supervision of DG PFA Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, Director Operations Rafia Haider and Bilal Abrho, checked more than three lakh litres milk in 386 vehicles entering in different cities early in the morning.
In the provincial capital,the team examined 54000 litres milk in 112 vehicles and confiscated 8190 litre milk on the spot. Similarly, special teams waisted 4772 litres milk in Faisalabad, 5890 litres in Gujranwala, 2870 litres in Multan, and 3120 litres milk was confiscated in Rawalpindi.
Meanwhile, in a statement, DG Noor-ul-Ameen Mengal said that the teams found chemicals in the adulterated milk. He also revealed that comprehensive legislation was being done to ban selling ‘open’ milk.
