PFA Destroys Expired and Unhealthy Food Items

Food safety teams of Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Monday destroyed a sizable quantity of food items for being unhealthy and expired and imposed
heavy fine on the violators.

On the orders of PFA DG, the official teams inspected groceries, milk shops, and fish points in Dera Ghazi Khan, Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur, PFA spokesman
said in a statement.

In DG Khan, officials imposed a Rs 45,000 fine on three groceries at Traffic Chowk, Liaquat Bazaar, Gadai (Chungi No 7). At Quetta Road, a bakery faced Rs 10,000
fine on using non-traceable colors in food products while a Rs 12,000 fine was imposed on a milk shop in the New Gadai area.

In Muzaffargarh, a fried fish seller faced a Rs 30,000 fine for using oil that was unfit for human consumption at Yadgaar Chowk, Rs 25,000 fine on a fish seller for selling fish emitting stink, while Rs 35,000 fine was imposed on two milk collection centers for using chemicals without having any label.

A sum of Rs 30,000 was imposed on sweets and baker units for using banned China salt and non-traceable colors in Khangarh. A grocer at Chak Shaheed Adda Rajanpur was ordered to pay a Rs 10,000 fine for selling banned China salt.