PFA sealed two factories making Nimko and Chips of well known brands

Lahore : Enemy of the children is enemy of the nation. Even children are not spared by adulteration mafia. Punjab Food Authority sealed two factories simultaneously in two cities for selling the adulterated edibles with renowned brands.

Director Operations, Rafia Haider raised the curtain that vigilance cell tested the food item in market and found out the factories after knowing about killer food items.

Factories were engaged in preparing Nimko and Chips of well known brands with the oil extracted from dead animal extracts and chemical, she added.

Moreover, 18 thousand kg manufactured Nimko, 12 thousand packs of chips,22 thousand kg raw material was recovered. One of the branch of factory is situated in Band Road, Lahore and the other one is in Hazara Colony, Rawalpindi.

Punjab Food Authority has lodged the case against the owners by capturing the manufacturing machineries. Factory owner could not be arrested immediately as he has already gone abroad with the money earned from adulteration.

All of the records have been captured and 14 purchaser are being chased so that they can be punished.

In addition to this, Punjab food has sealed two Restaurants, fined and recommended betterment to many other food points for open drains, unhygienic working environment, uncovered food items, open dustbins, no IPM’s, no MRD’s, and non-retrieval medical certificates of workers and food licenses.