Report ANI
Gujranwala: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has intensified action against violations of food safety rules and standard operating procedures (SOPs) in Gujranwala and Wazirabad on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Gujranwala Naveed Ahmed.
During the operation, PFA food safety teams inspected nine food businesses and imposed fines totaling Rs. 205,000 on six food business operators. Emergency prohibition orders were also issued against three establishments over serious violations of food safety regulations.
An emergency prohibition order was issued against Naveed Malik Shop, Gullah Haji Abdul Aziz Wala, Mahalla Baghbanpura, Jinnah Road, Gujranwala. Similar orders were issued against two water plants located at College Road, Mission High School, and Gouro Kotha, College Road, Wazirabad.
During the inspections, Al Saeed Sweets and Bakers Production Unit, Abubakar Town, Dera Awanan, Nowshera Road, was fined Rs. 50,000, while Sindbad Foods, Crescent Road near Pindi Bypass, was fined Rs. 35,000.
A fine of Rs. 1,000 was imposed on Min Cheese Grill and Gravy, Taj Chowk, Dewan Road, Khyali Shahpur, while Super Shinwari Hotel, GT Road Bypass, Wazirabad, was fined Rs. 30,000. Pakiza Sweets and Bakers Production, Pondanwala Chowk, Pasrur Road, was also proceeded against during the operation.
The food safety teams also destroyed hazardous, contaminated and expired food items on the spot to prevent the supply of unsafe and substandard food to citizens.
Deputy Commissioner Naveed Ahmed said that no compromise would be made on the provision of safe, hygienic and quality food to the public. He directed the relevant authorities to ensure strict implementation of food safety regulations and prescribed SOPs and to continue legal action against violators.
The Deputy Commissioner further stressed that effective monitoring and enforcement should continue to protect citizens from unsafe food and ensure compliance with food safety standards.
