Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Food Authority in a crackdown imposed heavy fines and discarded bulk of adulterated food items in a number of operations carried out across the province. In a press statement issued here, the KP Food Authority said that about Rs 1 million worth of fines were imposed in operations being carried out against bakeries and beverages. A special team in Peshawar accelerated operation against sweets, bakers and confectionaries. It was added that 10 bakery outlets were sealed in Peshawar while Rs 5 million worth of fine was imposed over non-compliance with food safety standards.
Similarly, a KP Food Authority team in Marden sealed a fake beverage factory and discarded 5,000 litters of misbranded and fake cold drinks. The same team also inspected 20 bakery outlets and sealed 3 bakeries on Bank Road, Marden. Likewise, in Swat, the Authority also sustained the same pace of operations by inspecting all the 3 tehsils of the district regarding sweets and confectionaries. The team imposed fine of Rs0.2 million on those outlets violating the Food Safety Act 2014.
A team of the authority in Bannu visited substandard beverage industry at Kala Kaley on DI Khan Road and found misbranding and unhygienic conditions due to which the unit was sealed and the equipments confiscated. The same team also visited an ice cream unit at Roshan area on DI Khan Road.
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