Authorities in Karachi have sealed seven milk shops for selling milk containing urea, bringing the total number of sealed shops to 27.
According to a statement from the Karachi Commissioner’s Office, the crackdown against adulterated milk continues across the city. On Tuesday, officials sealed three shops in the South district, three in the East, and one in Malir for selling unsafe milk.
A spokesperson for the commissioner said that 27 milk shops have been sealed in the past two days.
Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi chaired a meeting attended by the Director General of the Sindh Food Authority and other officials. The participants decided to continue inspections and the campaign against adulteration.
The commissioner said that sealed shops will not be reopened without heavy fines. He added that shop owners will also have to submit a written assurance that they will sell milk free of urea and other harmful chemicals.