The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has unearthed an illegal beverage factory producing carbonated drinks of popular brands in Shalimar Society Lahore, on Wednesday. The authority also registered a case against the owner of the factory in thenearest police station after recovering a huge quantity of spurious drinks.The operation was led by PFA Director General Captain (R) Muhammad Usman. He said that PFA has foiled an attempt to supply thousands of litres spurious beverages in the market bytaking action against them.
He said that PFA has sealed the factory and confiscated 3,000litres prepared drinks of different brands as well as the raw material of 8,000 litres softdrinks. He said that fake drinks of different brands were being prepared with artificial flavours, chemicals and tap water. He said that fake soft drinks were being made to supply on the occasion of Eid. DG PFA said the use of these fabricated drinks is injurious to health for consumers, especially for children. He said that drinks made up without the approved formula often causes stomach ulcers and cancer.
Muhammad Usman further said that PFA has rooted out the factory by confiscating eight gas cylinder, mixing machine, filling machine, fake labels, empty bottles, lids (bottle caps) and all goods of the counterfeit factory. The director general said that the PFA’s crackdown against adulterators would continue and the menace of adulterators would be eliminated soon. The authority is taking indiscriminate action against adulterators and vigorously checking ofthe food on the directives of the Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, he added.