Minister for Food Samiullah Chaudhry has vowed to make Punjab free from adulteration as per the vision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief Minister of Punjab. He directed Punjab Food Authority to devise a special policy in collaboration with all concerned departments for the elimination of oestrogens and oxytocin injections which injected cow to increase the milk production. He also directed authority to continue vigorously its crackdown against substandard food points across Punjab.
He was addressing with media persons after presiding over meeting with the officials of PFA held at PFA Headquarter on Monday.
Samiullah Chaudhry said that special decisions would be taken for the betterment of the authority and to enable and expand the PFA’s structure. He informed food experts to be added in the PFA Board as a member to bring more reforms and improvement in it. Minister has urged to expand the circle of an awareness campaign for creating awareness among the students and masses. He also directed ensuring merit and transparency in recruitment in the authority. Minister has admired the role of PFA’s Laboratories in order to control the adulteration in Punjab. He directed to functional the laboratories in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, and Gujranwala by completing the work on it as soon as possible. He said that I’ll not sit silently till the elimination of adulteration.
Earlier, Director General PFA Captain (R) Muhammad Usman has briefed Minister about the progress of the authority and its ongoing projects. He has ensured Minister to accelerate the pace of work for getting fruitful results in future, added that PFA is utilizing all available resources for the reforms of PFA and to ensure the provision of healthy food.
Later, Provincial Minister for Food Samiullah Chaudhry planted a tree in the PFA Headquarter under Prime Minister Tree plantation campaign.