KARACHI:The Sindh Food Authority (SFA) suspended the kitchen operation of a private sector university on Thursday for serious violations of rules, while a fine of Rs. 500000 was also imposed.
An SFA team, led by Director General SFA Agha Fakhar Hussain, paid a surprise visit to Habib Public University Karachi, according to a press statement issued here, adding that during the inspection of the kitchen of the university, the team not only observed pathetic hygiene conditions in the canteen but they also found expired meat stored in the kitchen.
The SFA team temporarily suspended the kitchen operation of the university and discarded the expired meat, while a fine of Rs. 500000 was also imposed.
DG Sindh Food Authority, speaking at the occasion, directed all the kitchen and canteen owners of public and private educational institutions across Sindh to maintain the quality of their respective kitchens and canteens in accordance with principles of health and hygiene and strictly comply with the rules of the food authority.
Otherwise, not only fines will be imposed on kitchen or canteen operators who are found not complying with the rules, but stringent legal action will also be taken against them, he warned, adding that SFA will make no compromise on compliance with the principles of health and hygiene.