KP Food Authority Cracks Down on Substandard Food Items, Expired Drinks, Unhygienic Offal Seized and Disposed of in Mardan, Bannu
KP Food Authority Cracks Down on Substandard Food Items, Expired Drinks, Unhygienic Offal Seized and Disposed of in Mardan, Bannu
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority has intensified its crackdown on substandard and hazardous food items. In major operations carried out in Bannu and Mardan, large quantities of unhygienic offal and expired beverages were seized and immediately disposed of.
According to details released by a spokesperson for the Food Safety Authority, the Bannu food safety team intercepted a vehicle during a checking point on main route and confiscated over 1,000 kilograms of hazardous and substandard offal and internal organs of animals. The seized items were promptly destroyed, and legal action was initiated against the vehicle’s owner.
In a similar operation in Mardan, the food safety team raided a grocery store in Takht Bhai and seized over 1,500 liters of expired different beverages along with 800 packs of expired chips and biscuits. These items were also discarded of, and the store owner was fined heavily.
The Director-General of the Food Safety and Halal Food Authority lauded the food safety teamsn for their successful operation, reiterating that eliminating adulteration mafias and substandard food businesses is the authority’s mission. “The health of the public will not be compromised under any circumstances,” he stated.
Meanwhile, KP Minister for Food Zahir Shah Toru directed officials to further intensify actions against those involved in the production and sale of substandard and hazardous food items. He emphasized the provincialgovernment’s commitment to ensuring the provision of safe and quality food for the public.
