PFA seals two factories for manufacturing spurious fizzy drinks


The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has  unearthed  two illegal factories making carbonated drinks of  different  popular brands and confiscated 35,000 litres spurious drinks.The  authority also  caught the  distributor  involved in selling and purchasing of fake drinks.
The provincial  food regulatory body  has  taken timely  action  against  them  after  receiving information  about their crimes. Acting on the tipoff, food safety team under the supervision of high  officials  has  conducted  raids and  caught  them  red-handed. PFA  has vowed to make Punjab  free  of  adulterated  food  as  per the vision of  Punjab Chief  Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.
PFA Director  General  retired  Captain Muhammad  Usman said that PFA has rooted out the factories and  premises of  distributor after  confiscating  thousands of litres substandard fizzy drinks, more than 2,000 empty bottles, 1,200 bottle lids and a huge quantity of fake labels and raw material. Meanwhile, 15  gas cylinders, six filling  machines, chemicals,  artificial  flavours and  other  machinery  were   seized  from  the   possession  of  the  arrested  suspects  and approached  police for  registration of  cases against  owners of  the illegal factories. PFA has sealed two fake factories in the area of Sagian Pull and warehouse of a distributor of bottles in Amna Park.
He said that fake drinks were being prepared by using artificial sweeteners,  chemicals, loose colours and contaminated water. He said that fake bottles were supplied at  local shops in the market after fake packaging and labelling. He further  said  that  use of  spurious  drinks which prepared without formula might lead to cancer  and ulcer  diseases. The  director  general has appealed citizens to purchase good quality and ratified products from reliable stores. He added that people can inform PFA about adulteration mafia, expired products and food-related issues on its Facebook page, mobile application and Toll-Free number 1223.

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