Food Authority seizes 14000 litres of adulterated milk, 3000kg substandard food

PESHAWAR, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Jul, 2026) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA) has intensified its province-wide crackdown against adulterated milk and substandard food products and has seized and destroyed more than 14,000 liters of substandard milk and 3,000 kilograms of adulterated ketchup during operations in Mardan, Swabi, Kohat and Peshawar.

The enforcement drive has been launched on the directives of Special Assistant to the Chief Minister for Food Dr Muhammad Israr Khan, who said that no compromise would be made on public health and that strict legal action would continue against those involved in the production and sale of unsafe food.

According to the Food Authority spokesperson, in Mardan, food safety teams, assisted by a mobile Food Testing Laboratory, intercepted milk tankers at Rashakai and Wali Khan Interchange during a late-night operation.

Laboratory testing found 10,000 liters of adulterated and unsafe milk, which was destroyed on the spot, while the milk tankers were taken into official custody for further legal proceedings.

In Kohat, the food safety officials established a checkpoint on the Indus Highway and inspected milk transport vehicles as well as milk distribution units.

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During the operation, 680 liters of artificial and substandard milk were recovered from a distributor and destroyed, with legal action initiated against those responsible.

Meanwhile, in Swabi, food safety team conducted a late-night checking operation at Colonel Sher Khan Interchange, where milk tankers entering the province from Punjab were tested.

A tanker carrying 3,400 liters of skimmed milk in violation of food safety regulations was confiscated and destroyed. The individuals concerned were fined and further legal proceedings were initiated.

Separately, in Peshawar, inspection teams raided ketchup manufacturing units and seized 3,000 kilograms of substandard ketchup from one production facility.

The entire stock was destroyed and legal action was launched against the factory owner.

Commending the enforcement teams, Dr Muhammad Israr Khan reiterated that the provincial government would continue its zero-tolerance policy against food adulteration.

"Those endangering public health through the production or sale of adulterated and unsafe food will face strict legal action without discrimination," Israr said.