The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) served warning notices for improvement to 76 food business operators (FBOs) and penalized 34 eateries with hefty fines besides discarding 6,850 litre substandard milk during the ongoing Ramadan Sehri and Iftari Inspection campaign.
PFA’s food safety team inspected 268 food points in different areas of Lahore to ensure the provision of safe, hygienic, adulteration free and standardized food for the people of Punjab during Ramadan.
The PFA Spokesperson said that the authority imposed fines for using substandard chicken, not taking preventative measures to control pests and preserving food at the surface of the floor without covering it. He said that the authority discarded 171.25 maunds of substandard milk and 71kg of other products during the campaign.
He said that special teams have been performing their duties in the field at Sehr and Iftar times. Citizens can complain regarding violation of food safety issues, adulteration mafia and unhygienic food points on 1223 helpline number of PFA, he added.