LAHORE – On the special directions of Director General Punjab Food Authority Capt (r) Muhammad Usman, food safety teams conducted crackdown on substandard pickle and muraba (jam) manufacturing units throughout the province on Sunday.
During the operation, the food safety teams closed down six pickle units and a jam unit along with 25 food business operators charged with heavy fines in different cities of Punjab.
As per information, as many as 51 manufacturing units were served notices. The strict action was taken against them for not complying with its instructions and over failure to meet the food safety standards.
Out of 109 manufacturing units were inspected in which 56 units in Lahore, 17 in Rawalpindi, 22 in Multan and 14 units in Muzaffargarh.
The DG said that the PFA closed six pickle units and one jam preparation unit for using rotten fruits and vegetables.
Meanwhile, the PFA has warned all food business operators who are associated with this business to ensure the quality of their food products as per the standards of PFA Regulations, otherwise, strict action would be taken against them.
