Food businesses fined Rs400,000 for safety, hygiene violations in Multan

MULTAN – The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has intensified its crackdown on the sale of sub­standard and unsafe food, im­posing fines on food businesses across Multan, Khanewal, Vehari and Lodhran divisions for violat­ing food safety and hygiene regu­lations.

According to a handout issued by the PFA’s Multan division on Sun­day, food safety teams inspected several establishments and discard­ed 30 kilogrammes of hazardous meat, 50 kilogrammes of prohibit­ed and substandard food items, and 70 sachets of banned gutka.

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In Multan, seven food outlets, including bakeries, hotels and breakfast points, were fined a to­tal of Rs165,000 for serious hy­giene violations. These included insect infestation, storing food in dirty freezers, leaving food uncov­ered and poor personal hygiene among workers.

The inspections were conduct­ed at Nag Shah Chowk, Khanew­al Road, Kotla Tole Khan, Sali Kha­na Chowk, 60-Feet Road, Shalimar Colony, Ali Chowk and C Block, Bodla Town.

In other areas, the authority im­posed fines totalling Rs175,000 on several food businesses. These included a bakery in Mohsinw­al, Mian Channu; a hotel at Sang­lanwala Chowk; a breakfast point on Maulvi Hidayatullah Road in Khanewal; a wholesale outlet at Makhdoom Pur Chungi in Kabir­wala; and a bakery in Bilal Colony.

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