The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) will commence cooking oil and ghee sampling campaign from next month across Punjab for checking the quality of the products. PFA Director General retried Captain Muhammad Usman has directed teams to collect samples for testing from the open market on dated 17th June in the presence of the company’s representatives by following the blind-sampling method. In this connection, Punjab Food Authority has released notification to companies for contacting PFA no later than 3rd June.
Furthermore, he said that PFA teams would collect samples according to the SOPs if any company doesn’t contact. He said that PFA would send samples to two laboratories for lab test which to be certified from ISOs and Pakistan Certified Councils. On the completion of the sampling campaign, results would be published for public interest and awareness. In the light of the laboratory report, indiscriminate action would be taken against filtration plants by immediately close plants which results will not satisfy.
DG PFA further said that oil and ghee checking is done twice in a year as per schedule. Analysis of oil and ghee is the part of Punjab Food Authority annual sampling schedule 2019. All eatables which are being sold in the market, are checked as per the annual sampling schedule. On the other hand, eatables are also checked surprisingly as well as sampling schedule, he added.