On the directions of Punjab Food Authority Director General retired Captain Muhammad Usman, food dairy teams carried out a province-wide crackdown against dairy farms to inspect the milk quality and food safety standards, on Wednesday.
As many as 163 dairy farms were checked during a special drive in a daylong operation. Enforcement teams inspected 47 dairy farms in Lahore Zone, 67 in Rawalpindi, 36 in Bahawalpur and 13 in Raheem Yar Khan Zone. During the drive, PFA shut down a dairy farm over the substandard operation and proved adulteration in milk. Authority also recovered estrogen and oxytocin injections from the site which injected cows to increase the milk production.
Dairy teams of PFA imposed heavy fine tickets on three dairies and served warning notices for improvement to 148 dairy farms. PFA is taking steps for the elimination of adulterated milk in Punjab. PFA has been discarded 288,000 tainted milk up till now. PFA is doing work day and night for executing of pasteurization law, he added.