Summary Out of 90 percent imported milk, 80 percent is mixture of hazardous chemicals.
LAHORE (Daily Dunya) - Decision to shift cattle owners out of Lahore has been pigeonholed as main cause behind sale of adulterated and unhygienic milk in the city.
Farmers were not awarded with alternative places while removing cattle pens which throws light on absence of proper planning.
Dairy calves in suburbs hardly meet needs of localities owing to which almost 95 percent of milk is being supplied to Lahore from other cities.
Out of 90 percent imported milk, 80 percent is mixture of hazardous chemicals that are being transformed to look like ‘milk’.
As per investigation report of Roznama Dunya, pure milk isn’t available anywhere in city for Rs70/kg whereas chemical milk is being sold at Rs65/kg.
With rapid increase in population, Lahore requires millions of liters of milk every day. This consumption remains unfulfilled even if all milk from Lahore’s suburbs is gathered.
Director Operations Punjab Food Authority Rafia Haider, when contacted, said that operations are being conducted against those who are selling adulterated milk.
