Multan: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) unearthed an illegal rendering unit in Burewala for producing cooking oil and animal fat from animal offal and discarded one maund animal fat and loose cooking oil. A food safety team raided the facility in Marzi Pura, Burewala, where operators were found manufacturing loose cooking oil without the required licence or registration. According to PFA spokesperson, the substandard oil was intended for using in frying fast food, posing a serious risk to public health. During the operation, the team confiscated and destroyed approximately 40 kilograms (one maund) of animal fat and loose cooking oil on the spot. The authority also got registered a case against the owner of illegal rendering unit at Model Town Police Station, Burewala.
Thursday, July 09, 2026