The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Sunday raided a residential house in Nattoki, Lahore, and uncovered a unit producing synthetic and hazardous milk, officials said.
During the operation, PFA teams destroyed 400 litres of adulterated milk and seized a supplier’s vehicle, milk cans, 32 bags of powder, and 55 empty sacks.
According to PFA Director General Asim Javed, the group had been secretly preparing fake milk inside a house and supplying it to shops late at night and early in the morning.
He said the operation followed prolonged surveillance, after which officials caught a suspect red-handed while mixing powder, water and substandard ghee to produce synthetic milk.
The PFA recovered:
On-the-spot testing confirmed the product was dangerous and unfit for consumption, leading to its immediate disposal.are
The PFA registered a case against those involved and launched further investigations to trace additional members of the adulteration network.