The dairy safety teams of the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Wednesday fined two food business operators and served warning notices for improvement to 27 others while checking the big dairy production units across Punjab.
PFA Director General Muhammad Usman said the PFA watchdog teams have inspected 30 production units including 20 in Lahore Zone, five in Rawalpindi, three in Muzaffargarh and two in Multan Zone. He said the purpose of the inspection was ensuring the provision of pure and nutritious milk for people as per the vision of Prime Minister and CM Punjab.
During the inspection, the PFA had collected 13 samples of dairy products and sent to accredited laboratories for further analysis. He said the PFA would share the results of laboratory report for public interest after completing the sampling campaign. He added that the PFA would not be allowed any failed dairy units to sell their products in the market and removed its stock from the market as per the standard operating procedures. Muhammad Usman said the authority is checking all food items/ products according to annual sampling schedule for 2019.