Huge Quantity Of Substandard Edibles Perished In Food Outlets' Surprise Inspection

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 01, 2025 | 11:50 AM

MIRPUR (AJK) , (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point news - 1st Aug, 2025) In the wake of continual crackdown against adulterers and sellers of edibles, a Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Food Authority' surprise checking team has perished a huge quantity of substandard edibles.

The team comprising District Food Controller/Food Safety Officer, Syed Adnan Ali Naqvi, Food Authority team (Food Technologist Abdul Jalil, Assistant Food Safety Officers Asif Riaz, Sohail Abbas, Chaudhry Mazhar and supporting staff, inspected various famous hotels and restaurants, ice cream production units and refreshment points in the city and perished the substandard food items found produced in violations of the standing instructions on the spot and imposed heavy fines to the tune of thousands of rupees, it was officially said.

A Food Authority spokesman told APP here that warning notices were also served to several food business operators found involved on unlawful practice of producing sub standard cooked food items.

The Food Authority, District Mirpur, warned that no any producer of cooked food and identical edibles at hotels, restaurants and fast food outlets would be allowed to play with the precious lives of the public through supplying poor quality food items besides unhygienic arrangements.

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