Punjab Food Authority launches campaign against selling of substandard items

Lahore: Punjab Food Authority is continuing its campaign against those selling adulterated and substandard items. Teams of Punjab Food Authority inspected different Ramzan Bazaars and hotels of Lahore today.

Gulberg Town team sealed Yasir Broast Faisal Town Link Road on poor cleanliness, arrested its owner Ali Hassan and got registered a case at Faisal Town police station. PFA Director operations Aysha mumtaz with PFA Gulberg Team Visited Yasir Broast, Peco Road Faisal Town, premises sealed due to poor premises hygiene, poor personal hygiene, food items on floor, dirty freezers, improper storage of food items.

Quality of fruits, vegetables, drinks, flour, sugar and others was checked and substandard items were destroyed on the spot.

On the orders of Chief Minister Punjab, banners having the instructions and phone number of Food Safety Officer of every town were got displayed at all stalls of Ramazan bazaars so that people could register their proposals and complaints without any hurdle.

PFA Allama Iqbal town sealed Ideal samosa corner johar town due to placement of food near drainage, dirty freezer and improper washing system.PFA Gulberg Team visited Fast University Cafeteria Faisal Town found poor premises and personal hygiene fine imposed.4000 fine at jawa sweets Taj pura branch by Aziz bhatti team.In DGBT fine imposed to nairang cafe jail road due to dirty freezers improper storage and poor premises hygiene.Big man’s pizza main Boulevard gulshan e ravi, fine imposed by samanabad town team due to poor storage conditions and dirty freezers.Al sheikh dahi bhaly sealed in nishter town chungi amarsadhu due to unhygenic conditions.Samanabad town: 22000 fine imposed to butt sweets and nashta point nadeem shaheed road due to unhygienic conditions.

Moreover, officers of Punjab Food Authority imposed a fine of an overall 68 thousand rupees to Bandhu Khan Sweets & Bakers, Al-Fazal Milk Products, Butt Sweets and Shahi Nashta and Lahore Sweets besides 225 kg substandard pakorian, 20 kg sweets and 4800 liter soda water were also wasted.