ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has only found six brands of milk safe for consumption after conducting tests on 16 Ultra High Temperature (UHT) and pasteurised milk brands.
During the question-answer session in the National Assembly, the Minister of Science and Technology, Rana Tanveer Hussein in a written reply told the house that the PCSIR had on directives of the Supreme Court conducted tests on 16 brands of packaged and liquid milk.
He said six brands in the UHT category were tested including Olper, Nestle, Milk Pak, Day Fresh, Good Milk, Nurpur Original and Haleeb Full Cream.
“All the UHT milk brands’ samples were found safe except Haleeb Milk, which contains formalin and cane sugar,” the minister said.
The minister said samples from 10 brands of pasteurised milk were also examined including Anhar Milk, Daily Dairy, Doce Milk, Gourmet Milk, Nurpur, Nutrivi, Al-Fajar, Accha Milk, Prema Milk and Adams. “Of these, only Prema Milk was found safe for consumption,” he said.