350-kg chilies wasted over adulteration

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SARGODHA: The Punjab Food Authority (PAF) wasted 350-kg chilies made from husk during its ongoing action against adulterators in the district. According to a press release issued by PFA here on Thursday, a food safety team, on a tip-off, raided at a factory in Kot Momin where red chilies were being prepared by colouring the wheat husk. To which, the team recovered huge quantity of husk from the factory during inspection and discarded 350-kg unhealthy chilies on the spot. The production unit of the factory was sealed and a case was also registered against the factory’s owner as well.