PFA

Provincial food watchdog’s teams visit jail’s kitchen and food production area

PFA water safety teams collected over 100 water samples from houses and WASA filtration plants

PFA food safety officials seized over 23,000 litres of unwholesome oil extracted from animal fats

PFA was trying to ensure provision of safe and clean drinking water

Ban has been imposed as per PFA Act 2011 to eliminate health-related risk

Since inception, authority sealed over 3,249 food outlets for not adhering to standards

CM says Punjab government has built this state of the art public health facility from its own resources

PFA DG says adulterated food increases the provincial health bill to Rs300 billion

Officials find water and chemical adulteration in various milk canes during inspection.

Mengal said that PFA has given three months ultimatum to salt processors

Food watchdog teams vow to continue crackdown against food adulteraters

Recently PFA announced a complete ban on manufacturing and sale of ghee in the province by 2020

Poor cleanliness and substandard material was found at food points

The unit was also involved in blending and processing rancid cooking oil with harmful fats

Noorul Amin Mengal filed a writ petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) through his counsel

Officials issue warnings to stall owners for selling harmful snacks

PFA requested restriction on import of all products such as chocolates and candies that were near expiry

Warning notices were issued to 98 other eateries

Officials sealed it over preparing substandard products

Food safety officers are also inspecting quality of different edible products being sold to students

Says parents are lured into buying products from salesmen at hospitals

15 cases were registered against shop owners for selling spurious edibles

Students, NGOs criticise provincial govt’s decision

Says all educational institutions have been warned in advance not to sell cold drinks

The provincial food watchdog has already inducted five more vigilance officers

Bottles were being sold as originals across the province

Says such behaviour is unacceptable

PFA raided mills for manufacturing poor quality ghee and cooking oil

The usage of BPA–based chemicals are banned for food product packaging in various developed countries

The license would ensure that only healthy poultry enters the market.

Around 1,000 people were tested in the lab, of which 78 were found sick.

Suggest addition of soya bean oil or sunflower oil to minimise adverse health effects .

The PFA team imposed a fine of Rs100,000, and sealed the kitchen.

Now PFA is authorised to seal factories without notice

Mengal says licenses will now be issued on pattern of ATM cards

Proposed draft legislation includes detailed section on alcoholic beverages

Use of plastic bottles for water increase the risk of miscarriage and decreased testosterone levels

Healthy Punjab Programme, discarded 3,000 kilograms of unwholesome chicken meat from areas of Punjab

ICTA issues five tickets to shops selling adulterated milk in Islamabad

Food authority finds drinks contain high amounts of hazardous ingredients

Food watchdog to hire only retired army officers from intelligence agencies

District and sessions judges to ensure inspection of companies by officers

Officials from the authority had been stopped from entering an eatery after they shut down a couple of establishments

Says special teams will be formed to inspect food quality

The PFA also penalised Fine Pizza in the same neighbourhood on Zarar Shaheed Road on unhygienic practices

Food safety officials also found insect excretion in the kitchen area

Top quality beef imported from Canada being sold at Rs5,000/kg

PFA food safety officials also sealed Shahbaz Tea Stall for operating the business without a licence

Notices issued to federal, provincial govts on a petition challenging the Cybercrime Act

Those selling substandard food do not deserve any concession: SC