During inspections in various areas of Lahore on Tuesday, the Punjab Food Authority’s (PFA) enforcement teams sealed four bakeries. Furthermore, a fine of Rs. 200,000 was also imposed on two food business operators (FBOs).
Following the directives of PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid, food safety teams conducted comprehensive inspections of several bakeries in Sundar Industrial Estate, Bhobatian, Jalo Park, and Defence Road.
The inspections were conducted to ensure strict adherence to food safety standards and quality parameters as outlined in the Punjab Pure Food Regulations.
Additionally, the PFA issued warning notices to four bakeries and discarded substandard khoya, food flavors, 40 kilograms of flour, and over 20 kilograms of prohibited food ingredients.
The PFA Director General added that the authority confiscated 5,000 units of gum base, 720 kilograms of fruit pulp, and 150 liters of essence (Arq).
Moreover, the PFA halted production at four bakeries and cake shops by imposing emergency prohibition orders due to various violations, including the use of expired raw materials, non-compliance with previous instructions from the authority, storing food in unclean freezers, presence of insects and rodents, and overall poor hygiene standards.
Muhammad Asim Javaid revealed that cakes were being made using flour contaminated with germs, expired pulp, and gum base. Additionally, fungus-infested desi ghee and khoya were stored in non-food-grade drums.
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usual post without bakeries name
How can they mention the names of these bakeries when there was no raid or inspection. These are all gimmicks to show that they are working.
What’s the use of protecting bakery names? Why post the news when we cannot know who it was? Why do you protect your potential advertiser no matter what they do?
AoA it’s very good step… But please make some work here at Islamabad PWD where lot of bakery’s whose prices are more then enough it’s not feasible for Average person .. and also quality is not up to the mark… Plz check and visit…
It’s a good step towards people’s health. Good work PFA. My concern is why don’t you mention the names of the bakeries you sealed to make people aware of fraudulent
AAP KA QUESTION MASOMANA HAI…..😀
AoA,
Why dont reveal name of bakery? Punjab food authroty is working to protect People or protect some one else ?
Defense road pay toe gourmet ka plant bhi hae .
Shame and Dur Lanat on Bakers who are earning 500% profit and using below standard material۔ They should be sealed for atleast one month۔Fine is not enough۔ Their names should also be published ۔
These bakeries shouldn’t be sealed rather they should be banned forever and the owners should be punished by sending them in jail. Name of the bakeries must be revealed on social as well as electronic media. They are playing with the lives, monetory fine is nothing.
Aoa,
Plz me ik bat add krni thi
JB hum travel krty hai through motorway gadi rukti hai refreshment k liye waha Jo khany ki cheezo ka miyar hai intahai ghatiya hai or prices itni zyda high hai k har koi afford nh kr sakta ,
Specialy barbeque,rice,or b kafi sari cheezy hai.
Plz is cheez ko highlight kry,
Excellent shameful msg 4 pfa and prices control department
I think prices control department corrupt that’s y not strict action motorwaydaku bakeries
As Punjab citizen..it’s our right to know bakerys names.for the sake of our health.
Also share names of bakeries so customers know them by name to avoid them.
I have bought shami kabab from Shezan ,main market and ended up with diarrhea which lasted a month. Even their fruit cakes are stale.
Why the PFA Not Declare the Names of The Culprit 4 -Backeries???. This is a kind of Currption And Protections given to the Private Owners of these Backeries. **Later on deals would be arranged with Owners and Public Will Suffer Dangreous Health Problems. Who Cares??**.
Firstly they should disclose the names if they working for public& should also certify that this was not to victimise or for not receipt of ‘bhatta’
Why are you hiding the name of those bakeries?
In the interest of general public be man enough to write the names of the culprits.
Every department of this country is corrupt.
PFA is the latest addition
Welldon He look like good muslim I thing no body offer him bribe.
Why are these bakeries not shut down and the owners not shamed and named?
Good initiative. Serious concerns about Chakwal food. Inspection should be programmed there also
Please write names of the Bakeries
What is the point of such a long report when there’s no mention of names of these bakeries?
Every news channel is protecting the culprits, useless, partners in crime!
So is it clickbait or what
Where are the bakries names?
Time Barbad
This is not fair that there is no name of bakeries in the report, if this is policy to maintain secrecy of culprits than no need to publish this type of news, plz
But PFA has failed to expose the names of bakeries because of bribes receiving it’s PFA duty to expose the names so that people should not rush to buy items from those
Bakeries names nadarad 🙄 naam na lene ke paise le liye shaid
What is this If U r not mentioned name of bakeries how we saw such fraud bakeries serving 0 materials
I don’t find at all the reason to read the news while some idiot forgot to wrote the name of bakeries.
Every body just want money….
Mention there name or waiting for Maal Pani not to disclose it
Why didnt you share the names of the bakeries? Please dont play do safe
Very good this should be an on going process with small intervals
Good effort
Its so sad to see all this happening at the cost of people’s health and lives. PFA needs to give out the names of these bakeries or else don’t post your achievements. What’s the point then??
Why not mentioned the name
The prices should also be controlled by the authorities in bakeries