800-kg adulterated Khoya wasted

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SARGODHA: The Punjab food Authority (PFA) discarded 800-kg adulterated ‘khoya’ here on Tuesday.

According to a press release issued by the PFA office, the authority launched a crackdown on substandard milk and ‘khoya’ sellers across the district. The food safety team raided a production unit in Kot Sahib of tehsil Sahiwal where Khoya was being prepared with mixing of vegetable ghee and starch. The team wasted 200-kg unhealthy khoya on the spot and seized material and machinery as well. A case was also registered against the owner of the unit.