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MULTAN, Oct 14 (APP): The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) intensified its enforcement operations in Multan, conducting rigorous inspections across the city to ensure the supply of safe and hygienic food to the public.
PFA’s food safety teams visited a wide range of establishments, including restaurants, bakeries, sweet shops, snack units, beverage plants, and canteens. During the operation, multiple businesses were fined for violating hygiene and safety standards, and nearly 90 kilograms of substandard and expired food items were discarded on the spot.
Among the violations, a restaurant located at Fatima Tower, Nishtar Chowk, was fined Rs. 20,000 for using expired ingredients in food preparation. A bakery operating outside Haram Gate faced a Rs. 30,000 fine for using unclean water and maintaining poor sanitation practices. At Bosan Road, a sweet shop was penalized Rs. 15,000 for selling expired snacks, including namak para, biscuits, and candies.
A soda water plant in the Kari Daud Khan area was fined Rs. 20,000 for producing adulterated and low-quality beverages. Near the Sher Shah Bypass, a hotel was fined Rs. 30,000 for using banned ingredients in its food preparation.
Two canteens at Bahauddin Zakariya University were fined a combined total of Rs. 50,000 after serious violations were discovered, including dead insects in freezers, the use of rotten vegetables, and the inclusion of monosodium glutamate (MSG), commonly known as China salt, in meals.
In Islam Nagar, a local snack unit was fined Rs. 35,000 for using loose, unapproved coloring agents in chickpea processing. A sweet shop in Shah Rukn-e-Alam Colony was fined Rs. 50,000 for multiple violations, such as unchanged water filters, pest infestations, and the use of unidentified hazardous ingredients in food production.
Director General of PFA emphasized that strict action would continue against all those involved in the preparation and distribution of substandard or harmful food. He reiterated the authority’s commitment to safeguarding public health through strict enforcement of food safety laws.