PFA's crackdown against poultry farms, warning issued to 89

 LAHORE: Teams of the Punjab Food Authority started checking of poultry farms in different cities of the province.

During checking of 218 poultry farms on Sunday, PFA teams issued warning to 89 poultry farms for unhygienic condition and destroyed around 900 infected chicks in 18 farms.

The teams checked 47 farms in Lahore, 29 in Multan, 46 in Faisalabad, 21 in Bahawalpur, 29 in DG Khan, 19 in Sargodha and 47 in Gujranwala division.

The teams also collected samples of feed which sent to a food laboratory for its analysis.

An official of the authority while talking to the media said that stern action would be taken in form of cancellation of licenses of farms against those involved in providing unhygienic white meat to people and using poor quality feed to chicks.