FIR registered against Nestle Pakistan for baby’s death due to poisonous formula milk

Food giant Nestle Pakistan has been booked under Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for one of its ‘poisonous’ products that allegedly took the life of a one-month baby.

Superintendent Police Lahore Cantt, Shehbaz Elahi has ordered the registration of First Information Report (FIR) on Saturday after receiving a report from the Deputy Superintendent Legal which revealed the reasons behind the death of one-month-old Wajeeha who consumed Nestle’s formula milk, Lactogen before falling sick and ultimately dying last year.

Reportedly after a delay of two days, the FIR was registered with Factory Area police station on Monday in which the complainant Usman Bhatti alleged that his daughter died due to consumption of Nestle’s formula milk.

The report by the police officer cited the findings of Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA) which declared, ‘Lambda-Cyhalothrin (pesticide) and Phenytoin were detected in cavity material’ of the body. After this report, the FIR was lodged.

PFSA carried out the examination after a magistrate court had allowed the exhumation of the body one-month-old baby.