LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has given a seven-day deadline to the owners of marts across Punjab to keep separate the edibles products containing ‘haram’ ingredients and warned that authority would take strict legal action if they failed to meet the instructions.
This decision was taken at a meeting held at PFA Headquarters presided over by PFA Director General and Punjab Halal Development Agency (PHDA) Registrar Shoaib Khan Jadoon. The meeting was attended by mart owners across the province and officers of the Punjab Food Authority.
Jadoon said that the officers of PFA will visit the marts after the ending of the deadline to re-evaluate the quality of all edible items and ensure the implementation of the law. He said that all mart owners will be obliged to keep aside products made from prohibited or suspected ingredients.
As per the government instructions, all resources will be utilized to check 100 per cent halal ingredients in food products, he said.
The provincial food regulatory body will revoke the licence of a food business operator (FBO) who violated the rules or used banned ingredients in the name of halal products. The utmost priority is to protect the quality of food in Punjab at any cost, he added.
