The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) imposed fines on six food points and 14 milk-carrying vehicles for violating authority’s rules in the division on Thursday. According to PFA officials, food safety teams conducted raids at two grocery stores, two sweetmeat shops, a honey unit and a hotel in the division and imposed fines amounting to Rs107,000 on them over poor cleanliness arrangements, incomplete medical certificate and not following previous notices. Meanwhile, food safety teams under the supervision of the Deputy Director of PFA, Shahbaz Sarwar, inspected 37 milk-carrying vehicles on various roads of the division and imposed fines of Rs60,000 on owners of 14 vehicles and discarded 460 liters of adulterated milk on the spot. The team also shut down production unit of a water plant on violation. As many as 62 notices were issued to owners of food points for selling substandard and unhygienic food. Citizens should contact food safety Helpline 1223 to register their complaints about unhygienic food, officials added. Published in The Express Tribune, December 9th, 2022.
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