LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) teams discarded 200 litres of carbonated drinks and 225kg of unhygienic chicken meat besides confiscating 600 empty bottles, three machines, flavours, cylinders, drums, labels, a water tank, a fan and polythene bags on Thursday.
PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid said a meat safety task force checked the quality of 35,000kg of meat and chicken while inspecting 17 poultry shops and several vehicles in Tollinton Market.
The teams also checked dozens of production units, milk shops, eateries, general stores, poultry shops and bakeries in a daylong operation. Teams thoroughly examined the food quality, safety standards and hygiene issues during visits.
The DG said the team raided a beverages unit on Kasur Road and stopped its production till further order by imposing an emergency prohibition order (EPO). The PFA also filed a case against the food business operator (FBO) on account of adulteration and forgery in the nearest police station.
He said that the authori
ty took action against the unit owner for producing fabricated drinks, using fake labelling to deceive the authority and violating the Punjab Pure Food Regulations.
He said that chemically contaminated drinks were being produced with hazardous chemicals, non-food grade flavours and prohibited ingredients. Apart from that, FBO was running a unit without getting a food license from the competent authority, he added.