Dera Ismail Khan:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority’s team on Wednesday conducted operations at several places and bazars of the city and checked the quality of food items at various shops.
On the direction of Deputy Director Halal Food Authority Dera Wasif Khan, different teams of KP FSandHFA conducted raids on dairy shops, grocery stores, bakeries, milk shops, food and drink points in various bazars of the city.
The Authority’s team inspected various food items and checked these items at mobile laboratory on the spot besides sending some samples to the laboratory for further examination.
According to details, counterfeit and substandard food items including biscuits, cakes, drinks and milk were seized from grocery stores during the operation.
The owners were heavily fined in accordance with the Food Safety Act, and further action is being taken as per the Act.
The inspection teams also issued warning notices to several shopkeepers and bakery shops and warned that action would be ta
ken against violators in line with prescribed laws.