Multan: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) foiled an attempt to manufacture thousands of litres of substandard mango juice using rotten and fungus-infested mangoes during raids on two juice processing plants in Khanewal.
Acting on the directives of Director General PFA Raja Mansoor Ahmed, PFA inspection teams conducted raids on juice plants located on Kabirwala road and 6-Kassi road. During the operation, officials seized and destroyed 23,000 kilograms of rotten and fungus-contaminated mangoes that were intended for the production of mango juice and mango pulp.
The authority also imposed fine Rs250,000 on the owners of the two juice plants for violating food safety regulations.
According to the PFA, the spoiled fruit was to be processed into thousands of litres of unhealthy juice and mango pulp for sale in the market.
Director General Raja Mansoor Ahmed said that the crackdown against anti- health elements was underway on large scale basis. He reiterated that no leniency would be shown to those endangering public health.