Nine hospitalised after suspected contaminated milk in Charsadda

CHARSADDA: Nine members of a family, including six children and three women, were taken to hospital in Charsadda after they reportedly fell ill from consuming rabri milk in the Akhtarabad area of Tangi tehsil on Tuesday.

According to local sources, the affected family members developed health complications soon after consuming the chilled milk product. They were shifted to Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Tangi, where doctors administered emergency treatment and kept them under observation.

Following the incident, the Tangi assistant commissioner carried out a raid on the shop from where the product was said to have been purchased, accompanied by officials of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority. Food safety teams collected samples from the outlet and began an inquiry into the suspected food poisoning case.

Authorities said laboratory testing would determine whether the milk was contaminated or otherwise unfit for human consumption. Officials added that the investigation was continuing and that legal action would be taken if any breach of food safety rules was confirmed.