Quetta: Director General of Balochistan Food Authority (BFA) Habibullah Khan on Monday said that the BFA’s team is taking actions against harmful vegetables in the third consecutive day and 28 acres of ready harmful vegetable crops cultivated with canal water have been destroyed in Quetta.
He said that these vegetable grown from polluted sewage water are a major threat to public health, unhealthy crops including mint, cabbage, beetroot and salad were destroyed on CPEC Road near new Sabzal saying that special teams of Balochistan Food Authority are continuously active in the field to eliminate unsafe vegetables.
The DG said that legal action would be taken against those who grow vegetables using sewage water, there is no compromise on the health of citizens and endangering public life for personal gain would not be allowed.
DGBFA mentioned that farmers have been informed several times that only non-edible crops are allowed to be cultivated with sewage water, the main objective of Balochistan Food Authority’s crackdown is to completely eliminate the production and sale of unhealthy vegetables.
He said that crackdown against harmful vegetable would be continued indiscriminate and strict legal action against those elements who could endanger public health.
The DG said that an effective farm-to-market monitoring system is being strengthened to ensure implementation of food safety laws.