PFA seals three warehouses

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Friday sealed three warehouses after recovering expired imported beverages and powdered milk in Ganj Mandi area.

The PFA officials, under the supervision of PFA Director General Capt (retd) Muhammad Usman, conducted a eight-hour long operation and recovered a huge quantity of imported food products that were being packed after reprinting new expiry dates.

The PFA team confiscated 21,800 tin cans, 355kg expired Indian powdered milk and 936 packets of gelato biscuits.

The authority sealed Potohar goods Company for changing the label of expired energy drinks. The DG said that expired drinks were purchased at a fairly cheap price and supplied in market after changing the expiry dates.

He further said that food teams also raided Ramazan Godown and sealed it due to the presence of 12,300 tins. In another raid, Saleem warehouse was closed down over wrong labelling.

The director general said that expired powdered milk was selling in the name of skimmed milk after changing its labelling while it was imported from India.

Muhammad Usman appealed to the citizens to purchase quality and ratified products from reliable stores.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 29^th, 2019.