PESHAWAR
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Food, Science and Information Technology, Atif Khan mobile food testing laboratories are being established to ensure provision of quality and healthy food to people.
He was chairing a meeting regarding establishing mobile food testing laboratories here on Tuesday. The minister said that work on seven food laboratories for divisional headquarters has been completed and they would be made fully functional at the end of current year.
He said that up-gradation of food testing laboratory in Hayatabad is underway and construction work is in last phase.
On the occasion, minister was briefed that 21700 persons have been acquired licenses to run food related business adding e-licensing facility has been introduced for facilitation of interested parties. It was said that 171000 raids were conducted in 2021 and more than 2000 units were sealed over selling of substandard food materials.
The minister appreciated performance of food authority and directed coordinated efforts to ensure provision of healthy and quality food items.
