KHANEWAL: The District Administration and the Punjab Food Authority (PFA), in a joint operation on Thursday, recovered over 1500 kilograms of dry milk and tea from a godown.
Acting on a tip off, a team led by Assistant Commissioner (Coordination) Sadaf Akbar and the PFA deputy director raided a warehouse at Awan Chowk.
The team found 1000 kg dry milk, 500 kg tea, another 40 kg tea packed in label-less packing, 80 kg red chili, and packing of different companies at the warehouse.
Staff at the warehouse were caught red-handed as they were stuffing dry milk and food cereal for kids in the packing of established brands to deceive the consumers, officials said.
Luqman, the factory owner could not produce a license to run the business and a case was registered against him with the Police Station Sadar Khanewal.
Sadaf Akbar said that DC Waseem Hamid Sindhu had issued strict orders to take legal action against those risking the health of people, particularly of children, by selling substandard and counterfeit food products.