Hygiene Matters: 3 bakeries, one soda water factory sealed

The factory was sealed at Chowk Nakhuda after it was found to be operating without a water filtration plant.

PFA Director General Aslam Islam said they also want to verify if the bottles come from a safe source. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE:


The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) sealed three bakeries and a soda factory on Thursday because of their unhygienic conditions.



A PFA Food Safety Officer sealed three bakeries on Ravi Road and a factory in Shalimar Town over their failure to ensure hygienic conditions. The FSO said he had already served notices to the bakeries.
A soda water factory was sealed at Chowk Nakhuda after it was found to be operating without a water filtration plant.

The Punjab Food Authority has put together a list of soda water factories and are looking for more factories.
PFA Director General Aslam Islam said they will also want to verify that the bottles come from a safe source.

Published in The Express Tribune, April 19th, 2013. 

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