The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Tuesday sealed seven milk shops in the provincial metropolis and 12 others across Punjab. These food points were sealed due to adulteration, unhygienic conditions and non-compliance with food laws.

PFA Director General Irfan Memon led the operation in the area of Garhi Shahu on Allama Iqbal Road, Lahore, and sealed five milk shops besides disposing of 1,375 litre adulterated milk. During the operation, PFA sealed Data Ali Hajveri Milk Shop, Hafiz Milk Shop, Ali Milk Shop, Lala Fazal Milk Shop and Subhan Milk Shop. The PFA also penalized Malkari Milk Shop, Charki Milk Shop and Al-Madina Milk Shop with hefty fines over violation of Punjab Pure Food Regulations.

According to information received from other parts of the province, a meat safety team raided Mashallah Chicken Sale Center and sealed it for failing to meet hygienic working environment. The PFA Attock team closed down Mian Muhammad Dahi Shop for selling adulterated yogurt. The authority also stopped the production of Javed Spices by serving an emergency prohibition order.

The PFA Hafizabad team sealed Mahar Khalid Karyana Store for storing expired food items with beverages, not paying a license fee and failing to produce traceability record of food.

A team of PFA raided Ahmed Chicken in Sialkot and sealed it for not following the cone slaughtering system and selling meat of sick and emaciated chicken. In Mandi Bhauddin, two milk points were closed down over contamination in milk and not wearing food safety kits during duty.

In Multan, the food authority closed down Malik Foods and Muhammad Ramazan Grinding unit over mislabeling, poor cleanliness arrangements and for selling tainted spices.