PFA to commence checking of ghee, butter and cheese from September 4


The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) will start ghee, butter and cheese sampling campaign from next month across Punjab. The purpose of the campaign is ensuring the provision of safe and healthy food by checking the quality and standard of the products.

PFA Director General Captain (R) Muhammad Usman has directed teams to collect samples for laboratory testing from the open market on dated 4th September and campaign to be continued till Thursday, September 5. He said that samples would be collected 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 with PFA no later than 3rd September.

Furthermore, he said that PFA teams would collect samples according to the Standard Operating Procedure if any company doesn’t contact. He said that PFA would send samples to more than one laboratory for lab test. 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 ghee, butter and cheese manufacturing companies by immediately close their production which results would not be satisfactory. He said that every food that is accessible to the public is checked multiple times in a year as per schedule. Analysis of ghee, butter and cheese is the part of PFA Annual Sampling Schedule 2019.

The director general further said that the Punjab Food Authority would cancel the license of the company in case of proved counterfeiting and adulteration in the product. There is no place for adulterators in Punjab and violators would be dealt with iron hands. 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.


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