Punjab Food Authority Destroys Three Million Rotten Eggs In Lahore

Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published October 05, 2018 | 05:56 PM

The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Friday conducted raids at two cold storages in Salamatpura and seized over three million rotten eggs.

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Oct, 2018 ) :The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Friday conducted raids at two cold storages in Salamatpura and seized over three million rotten eggs.

A team of vigilance cell of the PFA disposed the eggs after examining them.

According to PFA Director General Capt (retd) Muhammad Usman, the cold storages were to supply rotten eggs to biscuit factories. The DG imposed a fine of Rs1 million each on the owners too.

Talking to the media, Capt (retd) Muhammad Usman said expired eggs were to be supplied to different biscuit manufacturers and bakeries for manufacturing items.

He said, the purpose of discarding substandard quality food at dumping site was to conserve the environment and make it eco-friendly for which the PFA was carefully following the environmental protection principles.

"The food safety teams and vigilance cell of PFA are fully active in Punjab against the food adulteration mafia and taking strict action against them as per law," he added.

The DG said the key objective and mission of the PFA was to ensure the provision of quality food in Punjab and to make Punjab food adulteration free as per the vision of the government.