Peshawar: 8000 liters of adulterated milk seized
8000 liters of milk adulterated with lime, oil and sugarcane was being sold in Peshawar markets
PESHAWAR: (Dunya News) – Milk adulterated with lime, oil and sugarcane were being sold in Peshawar markets and 8000 liters have on Thursday been seized by the authorities, reported Dunya News.
The district administration and livestock seized milk coming from Punjab of a new franchise before its inauguration. A tanker full of adulterated milk was seized by the district administration. When it was tested in the laboratory, it was adulterated with lime, oil and sugarcane.
Peshawar administration has started a campaign against adulterated milk. In the first phase, ten shops have been sealed while ten shopkeepers were arrested. The interim deputy commissioner said that nobody would be allowed to sell ‘death’ in the city.