{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Daily Lead Pakistan","provider_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news","author_name":"Web Desk","author_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/author\/edt\/","title":"When cheap beverages carry a hidden cost","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"fPhTYvmk5D\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/when-cheap-beverages-carry-a-hidden-cost\/\">When cheap beverages carry a hidden cost<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/when-cheap-beverages-carry-a-hidden-cost\/embed\/#?secret=fPhTYvmk5D\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;When cheap beverages carry a hidden cost&#8221; &#8212; Daily Lead Pakistan\" data-secret=\"fPhTYvmk5D\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Page-3a-18.jpg","thumbnail_width":1334,"thumbnail_height":728,"description":"Haroon Shuaib For many consumers, choosing a beverage is an ordinary decision. Yet in Pakistan\u2019s growing informal market, it can also be a decision with serious consequences for their health. Recent enforcement operations across Pakistan have exposed the disturbing scale of the country\u2019s counterfeit and substandard beverage market. In March, the Punjab Food Authority uncovered [&hellip;]"}