Safe food is the fundamental right of every citizen. Milk should also be safe
There are many case of harmful effects of packaged milk at the Supreme Court's Lahore registry. It should be written boldly on milk packs that "this is not milk" if it is tea whitener.
Authorities should send notices to companies selling powdered milk and sought their response. The court also summoned details of companies selling chemical as milk or powdered milk.
"We will tell PEMRA to run an awareness campaign regarding milk....I am also a victim of this [unsafe milk]," he observed during the hearing.
Appearing in court, Punjab Food Authority Director General Noorul Amin Mengal said an awareness campaign is being carried out by the authority. He added that the sale of powdered milk has been banned across the province, adding that special 'milk safety' teams are being formed that will check the quality of milk samples on a daily basis.
"Children are hooked on powdered milk, but this is not milk," the chief justice stated.
The court also observed that complaints of hormonal changes among children from chicken are common. "Our bodies are being affected by the use of injections and steroids on chickens," he remarked.
