The dairy industry in Pakistan was caught by surprise when the shelves of retail markets were found stocked with smuggled, non-compliant, Iranian cream. The industry raised concerns over this as to how the Iranian cream was finding its way into the high and low-end markets in the country.
This is especially surprising as the smuggled non-compliant products have found their way into the major cities and even the capital.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA), Dr. Shehzad Amin, while expressing his concern over the matter, said that “Smuggled Iranian cream is visible in retail stores of Karachi, Sukkur, Islamabad, Lahore, Sargodha, Peshawar and Jhelum,”.
The Pakistani dairy sector has expressed concern about smuggled non-compliant Iranian cream making its way to the shelves of retailers in low-end markets in the country.https://t.co/MJYsAXuF0L
— Pakistan Dairy Association (@pda_pk) February 23, 2022
Products other than Iranian cream include UHT liquid milk, dairy cream, flavored milk, etc., and are significantly priced lower than locally produced products, he said, causing a loss to the national exchequer. Despite the legal requirements to check imported processed products per local standards, these products still made their way in the local markets.
Pakistan needs to control this penetration of cheap products into its market. Strict border monitoring needs to be instigated as the penetration of these products poses a serious threat to the...
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