PFA issues warning notices to 40 sugar mills

Punjab Food Authority teams visit 41 sugar mills

LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) issued warning notices to 40 sugar mills for improvement during a province-wide inspection operation of mills before the start of crushing season.

The purpose of the operation was ensuring food safety measures and standards along with provision of safe food in the market as per the food act. PFA DG Irfan Memon said the PFA, under the Punjab government policy, was continuing an operation against adulterators to make the province adulteration-free food region.

He added that the food safety teams of the authority visited 41 sugar mills in the province and found one of them closed. The director general further said that the PFA issued warning to 40 mills, asking them to improve hygienic conditions. The purpose of checking was to ensure sugar manufacturing process as per hygiene principles and to ensure implementation of the food regulations, he said.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 23^rd, 2019.