LAHORE: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) to get samples of milk and water available in the market and submit a report in next hearing. The bench made remarks that no one would be allowed to play havoc with lives of citizens. The court also appointed local commission to examine the production houses and submit comprehensive report after inspecting these companies. The bench observed that it would take this matter to the logical end. The bench postponed further hearing of a petition against sale of substandard milk and drinking water until date, which would be determined by its registrar’s office. Earlier, an examination report was submitted proving contaminated elements in milk produced and distributed by some companies. Watan Party, through its central executive member Dr Yaqoob Bhatti, moved the petition. Petitioner Zafarullah submitted that 80 percent milk supplied to the market was poisonous. He contended that out of 19,718 samples of milk collected by the Food Department in the last five years, almost 17,529 samples were found adulterated. He said that all the milk consumed by the Lahoris was almost 80 percent adulterated or contaminated milk. He said that poisonous ingredients like urea and hair removers were mixed with the milk and sold and according to experts it was making people vulnerable to cancer, kidney failure and other fatal diseases. He said that according to a recent report conducted by the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) in which 665 milk adulterant tests from 41 samples (10 of 100 SE milk, 28 packed milk and three powder milk samples) were conducted. He said that according to this report, water in two out of 10 loose milk samples and 22 out of 28 packed sample, carbonate was found in two samples of loose milk and one in packed milk samples. He submitted that the report added that sugar was not detected in loose milk while it was detected in seven packed milk samples while quaternary ammonium compounds were found in two samples each of both loose and packed milk. He submitted that the consumers were paying heavy prices against adulterated milk. He requested the court to direct the government and authorities concerned to take efficient measures to stop sale of adulterated milk sale to the public at large. He said that according to the laboratory report of Pakistan Council of Scientific Industrial Research there was detergent powder and dangerous chemical particles in not only loose but also packed milk of some companies. He said that PFA and other concerned authorities had failed to take action against the responsible of providing substandard and contaminated milk in the market. PFA Director General Noorul Amin Mengal appeared before the bench and said that his department was taking action against the responsible companies. He informed that they had imposed hefty fines on some companies and have issued orders of closure of some milk outlets.