PESHAWAR
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority in an operation in Abbottabad seized more than 600 liters of substandard liquor from various shops and sealed a warehouse.
During the inspection, various food items including beverages were tested by the Food Safety Authority with the help of a modern mobile testing laboratory, said a handout.
The operation was carried out on the instructions of Director General (DG) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety Authority Shah Rukh Ali Khan, during which various shops on Abbottabad Kachehri Road were inspected and substandard beverages were seized.
According to the Food Safety Authority, strict legal action will be taken against the owners. Apart from Abbottabad, operations continued in other parts of the province.
The authority also sealed a bakery unit at Sadda Bazaar Lower Kurram for poor hygiene and hygiene, while many others were issued notices for improvement.
According to the Food Safety Authority, ghee mills in Malakand, Sakhakot and Dargai districts were also inspected. During the inspection, the production line, packing and laboratory etc. of the ghee mills were inspected in detail and notices were issued for improvement.
According to the Food Safety Authority, a crackdown on the adulteration mafia is in full swing during Ramadan. People dealing in substandard food items should refrain from harming public health, otherwise strict legal action will be taken against them.
