Lahore : The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Wednesday discarded a huge quantity of the mango owing to use calcium carbide (CaC2) for artificial ripening. The food watchdogs have discarded 1,262kg chemically contaminated mangoes while checking 35 fruit markets of Punjab in a crackdown against those food business operators (FBOs) ... Read More »
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Feed SubscriptionPakistan Mango & Food Festival held in Ankara
Ankara : With the aim of further popularizing Pakistani mangoes in Turkey and facilitating their availability in the Turkish market, the Embassy of Pakistan organized a “Pakistan Mango & Food Festival” on Wednesday evening. The event was also part of the celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of Pakistan’s Independence as well as ... Read More »
Pakistan’s mango trade with Iran seems to be under threat
Lahore: Former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain lauded the government to ban export of fruit and vegetable in wooden boxes which has improved earnings of mango exporters by 100 percent. Mango exporters earned 1.1 million dollars in first five days of export while they got $500 per tonne as compare ... Read More »