ATTOCK
The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has released its annual performance report for 2025, detailing extensive enforcement actions carried out under the Campaign Against Adulteration in Attock district, officials said on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Director of Food Attack, Ms. Amina, said the provision of pure and safe food and a zero-tolerance policy against adulteration remain top priorities of the district administration.
She noted that comprehensive operations were conducted throughout the year to improve food quality, protect public health, and curb adulteration, yielding tangible results.
According to the report, PFA teams inspected a total of 24,260 food business units during 2025, including 14,920 retailers and 9,340 wholesalers.
As a result of these inspections, 2,766 violations were detected, while 12,277 units were issued improvement notices. Overall, 2,700 units were fined, with penalties amounting to Rs30.547 million.
The crackdown against adulterated and substandard food also led to the registration of 17 FIRs and the issuance of 66 emergency prohibition orders, the report added.
Rao Atif Raza said ensuring the availability of healthy, quality, and safe food is among the key priorities of the Punjab government, and to achieve this objective, PFA teams carried out operations with sustained commitment throughout the year.
He added that a total of 357 sampling tests were conducted, while during a special vegetable drive, inspections were carried out over 249.75 acres, of which 1.35 acres were declared unfit and destroyed.
The annual report further revealed that more than 7,428.89 kilograms/liters of various food items and materials were seized during enforcement operations. These included ghee and cooking oil, spices, sauces and ketchup, beverages, snacks, and gutka. Large quantities of milk, ghee, spices, and meat were also destroyed after being declared substandard and hazardous to health, with losses amounting to millions of rupees.
Ms. Amina termed food adulteration a serious social menace and stressed that its eradication requires collective efforts by the district administration, the food authority, and the public. She appreciated the performance of food safety officers and PFA teams, stating that the campaign had discouraged the adulteration mafia across the district and significantly enhanced public awareness regarding food quality.
She added that sustained enforcement under the Campaign Against Adulteration is a guarantee for protecting public health and will continue with the same resolve in the future.
