Packaged milk ‘fit for use’
German lab says toxicological issues may be present but outside scope of investigation
Thursday, April 29, 2010
By Our Correspondent
LAHORE
AN analytical report, prepared by a German laboratory, has given a clean chit to packaged milk companies and the milk they are supplying has been declared ìfit for human consumption.î
The report duly signed by a state-certified food chemist of Germany, Sascha Schmidt, said that they had done the examination of milk samples with all due diligence and the samples had been obtained in Hamburg in perfect conditions with all seals intact.
All samples were photographed and opened under witness and the result of test conducted by the Eurofins Global Control, Hamburg, Germany, indicated that all the milk samples were fit for human consumption, the chemist said, adding that their judgment was only valid for the sample analysed and the parameters, which had been checked.
‘There might be other toxicological issues like heavy metals and mycotoxins, which might cause problems, but which were not in the scope of this investigation,’ he added, in a covering note addressed to the Lahore High Court.
The state chemist said that Dr Nader, managing director of the Eurofins Global Control, would visit Punjab soon and would be available to give further support for this very important project.
Earlier, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on April 1 had barred the media from publishing the report when private milk manufacturing companies expressed anxiety about unfavourable report and requested the court that the report should not be published by the media.
They had taken a plea that if the contents of the report were published by the media, it would lead to their media trial before determination of actual issue and would adversely affect their image.
However, on Wednesday, the judge allowed the media to publish the report, which came in favour of the milk companies, in order to inform the consumers of the packaged milk.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a petition filed by Barrister Zafarullah Khan of the Watan Party Pakistan against the supply of adulterated milk by private milk manufacturing companies. The judge adjourned the hearing till May 18.
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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=236512
looks strange and suspicious
after such hue and cry
khoda pahar nikla choha