Lahore, August 20, 2025: Enforcement teams of Punjab Food Authority have registered three FIRs against food business operators while carrying out a grand operation under the directions of PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid.
Food safety teams inspected 11 well known food chains, oil mills and industries, sealing five units until corrective measures are implemented, while seven others were fined Rs1.5 million over serious violations of food laws. Teams discarded 4,985 litres of adulterated milk and 893kg of diseased meat. Moreover, 724 dairy shops and 156 meat godowns were inspected, resulting in fines amounting to Rs994,000.
Director general said that the units were found with poor storage conditions, rusty utensils and insect infestation. He said that essential records and medical certificates of workers were missing while food items were being prepared on broken and unhygienic floors in violation of food laws.
He further said that the discarded milk and meat were intended to be supplied in Lahore, adding that the use of substandard ingredients in food preparation poses serious risks to public health.
DG stated that PFA is taking strict measures to bring all stages of food handling from preparation to delivery in line with international standards. He said that operations are being conducted across Punjab to eliminate adulteration mafias.
He has requested the public to support the PFA in eliminating the adulteration mafia and report to the PFA on its 1223 helpline number in case of any complaints
