The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has discarded a total of 1,500 litres of adulterated milk being transported on a vehicle from Phool Nagar would be supplied to different local shops in the provincial metropolis.
The action was taken against milk supplier on the tipoff information by placing a screening picket under the supervision of dairy safety officer. PFA Director General Irfan Memon said that the authority is taking strict action against milk adulterators to control their wick practice by following the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
He said that teams have examined 5,000 litre milk amongst 37.5 maunds tainted milk disposed of during inspection through mobile laboratory. He said that the milk contained the chemicals and whey powder besides the low level of LR in it. The director general said that we would not tolerate adulteration in food at any coast, adding that the availability of nutritious food for the public is a responsibility of the PFA. Dairy safety teams are checked milk shops and vehicles on a daily basis as per SOPs.
On the other hand, PFA has sealed 12 eateries, penalized dozens of food business operators besides discarding a huge quantity of unwholesome food across Punjab.
According to details, the PFA Gujranwala team closed down Shahbaz Spices Packing unit over poor storage system, worst condition of hygiene and for failing to produce medical certificates. Apart from that, the authority has recovered a huge quantity of tainted red chilli. The dairy safety teams also disposed of 3,500 litre adulterated milk while checking 7,110 litres milk at screening pickets in Gujranwala division.
In South Punjab, Dairy safety teams under the supervision of Director Operations South Shahzad Magsi conducted an operation against milk adulterators and sealed Malik Collection Center in Jhala Mor after discarding 25 maunds chemically contaminated milk.
PFA Lodhran team sealed Attiq & Brothers Traders for selling expired food and poor cleanliness arrangements. In Bahawalnagar, the team shut down Pak Tea Company for violation of labelling law, selling coloured tea leaves and the presence of washroom in the processing area. Two karyana stores were also sealed in Khanawal and Raheem Yar Khan.
Food authority shut down New Sargodha Marketing for grinding fungus effected chilli and adding colour in it. The team had found the contamination of bran and other unhygienic ingredients. A team of PFA also sealed Niazi Karyana Store due to selling expired biscuits and nimko.
In Khuhsab, Zam Zam Karyana Store was closed down by PFA on account of fake labelling. He also said that PFA has stopped the production of Fatima Foods, Allah Daad Khoya, Abdul Rehman Daal Mill and Babar Bloch Daal by imposing EPOs.
A food safety team has raided Al-Saddiq Traders in Chakwal and sealed it for preparing chickpea with matri daal, poor storage system and unhygienic conditions. PFA also sealed Mahana Sweets over proved contamination in sweet. In another raid, Chaudhry Chicken Shop shut down by PFA over violation of the Act.
PFA’s enforcement teams confiscated 5000kg sugar, 800kg daal chana, 500kg matri chickpea and 200kg Banaspati ghee. The provincial food regulatory body also issued warning notices for improvement to 118 food joints in a daylong operation.