MULTAN:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Sunday intensified its crackdown on the sale of substandard and hazardous food items,seizing 800 sachets of banned gutka and eight kilograms of China salt and destroying 30 kilograms of adulterated khoya during inspections of food businesses in Multan.
According to a PFA handout issued here, the operation was conducted on the directions of Director General(DG) Raja Mansoor Ahmed.
A bakery on Suraj Kund Road near Chowk Shah Abbas and a grocery store in Makhdoom Rasheed were inspected.
During testing,starch adulteration was detected in khoya at the bakery,prompting the authority to take action against the business.
Meanwhile,a substantial quantity of banned gutka and China salt was recovered from the grocery store.
Cases were registered against the owners of both businesses for violating food safety laws.
One person was also arrested following the recovery of gutka and China salt from the grocery store.
PFA DG,Raja Mansoor Ahmed said the use of banned gutka could cause cancers of the mouth and throat.
He urged young people to avoid such hazardous products to protect themselves from serious diseases.