Preventable public health crises rarely announce themselves with sirens. More often, they arrive quietly until the damage is already done. The scourge of adulterated food in Pakistan, particularly fake and synthetic milk and cheese, is one such slow-burning emergency that has been allowed to fester for far too long.

The Lahore High Court's recent decision to deny bail to an accused caught transporting 2,400 litres of adulterated milk is therefore a welcome — and overdue —........

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