The Punjab Food Authority has arranged an awareness walk and a seminar at the University of Central Punjab (UCP) on Wednesday. The event was held in connection with to celebrate the World Food Safety Day 2019.
The event was attended by PFA Director General Captain (R) Muhammad Usman as a chief guest. On the occasion, UCP Acting Pro-Rector Dr Faisal Mustafa, Shifa Ali and Dr Shanawar Hayyat were also present.
A large number of students, faculty members from various departments, nutrition experts and people from different walk of life have participated in the awareness walk which carried outinside the academic premises. They were carrying banners and placards in their hands onwhich inscribed different slogans for public awareness. The basic purpose of the walk was to alert the common people from the adulterated mafia and to create awareness the use of safefood.
Later, a seminar was held at UCP’s Auditorium. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Shanawar Hayyat and Nutritionist Sheefa Ali educated participants about to consumer safe quality food. Another speaker, Dr. Faisal Mustafa praised the efforts of Punjab Food authority and its teams
who working day and night and taking steps for public awareness.
Chief Guest, Captain (R) Muhammad Usman said that Punjab Food Authority is fully committed to providing safe and healthy food as well as pasteurized milk across Punjab. He said that supply of pasteurized milk in the province is the top priority of the PFA in order to protect from the use of toxic milk. He further said that PFA is vigorously working to control the supply of adulterated milk as milk is a blessing for the whole generation.