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Strict legal action was taken against those involved in selling adulterated or prohibited food items.<br \/>\nPFA Director General(DG) Asim Javed said protecting public health remains the authority\u2019s top priority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MULTAN Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Lodhran on Saturday carried out inspections across the district over the past two weeks, imposing heavy fines on 92 food outlets for violating food safety laws. According to PFA officials, food safety teams inspected 960 outlets, issuing 401 improvement notices. 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