The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Saturday disposed of 18,749 litres chemically contaminated milk loaded on 162 vehicles while carrying out a province-wide crackdown to control the sale of tainted milk in Punjab.

A special crackdown was conducted on the directions of PFA Director General Irfan Memon. The dairy safety teams have inspected 420,773 litres milk by placing screening pickets at the entry and exit points of the 36 districts in Punjab.

DG PFA said that the purpose of the inspection was ensuring the supply of pure milk at every nook and corner of Punjab as per the vision of PM and Punjab Government. According to details, PFA's dairy teams have taken milk samples for screening test on the spot and took action against 162 milk sellers over found results not up to the mark. He said that the teams examined 992 milk vehicles in Lahore Zone, 611 in Rawalpindi, 163 in Multan and 51 vehicles in Muzaffargarh Zone. In Lahore Zone, PFA's enforcement teams have disposed of 4,973 litres tainted milk (white poison) which was being carried on 80 milk vehicles.

He said that authority had disposed of milk over proved contamination of harmful chemicals, powder, urea and water which used for increasing the thickness and quantity of milk. He further said that the use of tainted milk poses a threat to the users' health, especially for children and elders. The action of PFA is being continued with a full swing to ensure the provision of healthy and safe food for the public, Irfan added.