8200 Kg Substandard, Rotten Chicken Pieces Discarded

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Feb, 2024) In a major operation here, a team of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority on Thursday confiscated 8200 kg substandard and rotten chicken pieces and sealed a processing unit.

According to a spokesman of the Food authority, Deputy Director Zeeshan Mehsud acting on a tip-off conducted a surprise raid on a house in Phandun Road, Chuha Gujjar. During the operation, the team seized 8200 kgs of sub-standard and harmful chicken parts from a processing unit set up in a house.

The substandard and rotten chicken pieces and meat were being processed and supplied to the different markets here.

The food safety team seized the machinery and sealed the house. A case was filed against the owners and further legal action was initiated.

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