PFA seals Lahore's 'spurious' soft drink factory

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has sealed a factory producing fake carbonated drinks of different popular brands and discarded 2,026 liters ready spurious drinks during a raid in Korol Pind here on Sunday.

Acting on the tip-off, the food safety team under the supervision of its Director General Irfan Memon conducted a raid and caught them red-handed. He said that PFA sealed a factory by rooting out 10,000 fake bottle lids, 620 empty bottles, six gas cylinders, filling machine, mixing machine, chemicals, loose colors and a huge quantity of fake labels.

During the raid, PFA also disposed of 5,000 liters fake drinks base, 870 litres Coca Cola, 652 litres 7-Up, 285 litres Dew, 130 litres Mirinda and 89 litres Sprite. Meanwhile, PFA has registered a case against the accused on account of adulteration and forgery in the respective police station.

The director general said that fake drinks were being manufactured by using artificial sweeteners, saccharine, chemicals, loose colours and contaminated tab water.