PFA Seals Multiple Food Units In Different Areas Of The City

Muhammad Irfan Published July 18, 2025 | 06:20 PM

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 18th Jul, 2025) The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) enforcement teams on Friday sealed multiple food units over serious violations of food safety regulations in different areas of Lahore including Saggian, Shahdara, Rajgarh and Babu Sabu.

According PFA sources here the crackdown was carried out on the directions of PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid.

PFA food safety teams sealed three well known restaurants, a juice and sauces unit and a carbonated drinks unit.

Teams also discarded 1,000 litres of adulterated milk, 180 litres of expired cold drinks and 203 pet bottles of branded beverages.

Moreover, 15 food samples, including slush, ketchup and sauces were sent to the laboratory for analysis.

DG said that PFA team seized and discarded a large quantity of expired and substandard cold drinks. The shop was sealed on the spot after on-the-spot testing which revealed Brix levels below the permissible standard.

He said that a renowned restaurant on Saggian Road was sealed due to poor hygienic conditions.

DG said the staff lacked food safety training and valid medical certificates. He added that despite repeated notices the management failed to rectify the violations.

DG further said that PFA was strictly implementing the food safety laws in line with Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s vision to eradicate food adulteration and forgery from Punjab.