On the direction of Secretary Food Punjab Nadir Chatha, the teams of Food Department under the leadership of Director Food Punjab Shozeb Saeed checked various shops or flour centers in various areas of Lahore. The teams conducted a detailed inspection of several areas including Gulshan Ravi, Bund Road, Sanda, Gwalmandi, Lakshmi Chowk and Karim Park and took strict action against the vendors involved in selling subsidized flour, canceled the food green licenses of 6 vendors while FIRs was registered against 8 shopkeepers. The teams reviewed the availability, supply and sale of green bag flour at the shops. Director Food Punjab Shozeb Saeed suspended a food inspector for negligence while issuing a show cause notice to a surveyor. Shozab Saeed directed the shopkeepers to display banners with Punjab government rates on the front and keep a complete record of supply and sale of flour from the flour mills on a daily basis. He clarified that checking will be continued on a daily basis.
