Punjab Food Authority

Twin cities’ residents dismayed at supply of unhealthy drink

Team members were held hostage for two hours

Measures include licensing, health screenings and nutritional awareness drives

Punjab Food Authority eliminates the threat of substandard, adulterated and unhygienic eatables

SC's ruling terms power of sealing premises in present form discriminatory

DG says authority wants to bridge communication gap with the stakeholders

Safety officers will wear body cameras during inspection

PM Imran has directed provision of hygienic food to citizens

Teams penalise 155 shopkeepers and discard food worth Rs1.351m

FA team raids factory and catches large consignment of ingredients

It has already completed queuing for the procurement of 45,00,000 tonnes of wheat for the province

Huge quantity of dead chickens loaded on trucks was caught

The PFA watchdog team confiscated 900 kg of substandard nimko, 100 kg of chips and 80 kg of vermicelli

Punjab government maintains that food is a provincial issue

PFA sealed nine food points and penalised numerous business operators with hefty fines

More than 4,000 kilogrammes of unwholesome food

Warning notices were also served over violation of hygiene standards in 25 hotels

Punjab Food Authority teams visit 41 sugar mills

Teams seize huge quantity of prepared stock, serve notices illegal units

New food disposal regulations allow NGOs to procure excess food from eateries

Survey shows vendors, market committee officials have raised prices of almost all seasonal vegetables

At least 41,000 packets of Indian gutka seized

The purpose of the campaign is to ensure the provision of safe and healthy food

Law department objects to authority’s proposal to give appellate powers to commissioners

PFA carries out survey of 467 products of different brands

The authority confiscated more than 6,000 litres of oil during the raids

The meeting was chaired by PFA Chairman Omer Tanveer Butt

Consuming edible oil mixed with toxic oil can cause grave health issues for humans

Last year, authority decided to launch stations in Lahore, Multan and Bahawalpur

2,615kg of chemically contaminated fruits discarded or disposed of

PFA team, luckily, remained safe, saving their lives by speeding up the vehicle

Citizens complain about price hike, overcharging and unavailability of commodities

Food safety teams discard 1,705 kg of unwholesome food

Food safety teams deputed at markets to ensure provision of healthy food items

Pasteurisation units will be set up to ensure provision of pure milk

25-member team comprising expert nutritionists and doctors guide more than 500 people

Teams of PFA recover 100,000 kilograms of substandard pickle and murabba

Dispute involving Punjab Food Authority depicts failure in defining authority of various government functionaries

PFA DG accuses local officials, MPAs of infringing on body’s authority

Trades say if matter not resolved protest will be extended to other cities of Punjab

PFA Director General Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman says authority ensuring implementation of the new regulations

Says adulteration is common in open spices

Field officers to discard all beverages that have word ‘energy’ printed on packaging

Says a policy will be devised in coordination with departments concerned

Post shows wooden trays were being dried in washroom near toilet seat

To ensure safety, security guards will also perform duties at public parks

Purpose of crackdown is to ensure PFA rules and regulations are being implemented

Teams also discard adulterated milk, oil and other rotten food items

Surprise visits made to different Ramazan bazaars, including Ghalib Market, Shadman and Whadat Colony

Authority continues raids across the province against substandard consumables