Harmful food items seized

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority has seized 4,000 kg of mislabelled and prohibited food items, leading to the sealing of 15 wholesale dealers and grocery stores.

A spokesperson for the authority said that the raids were conducted in Sitara and Kabul Market of Karkhano Bazar at Peshawar.In Mardan, the Food Safety Team intercepted over 3,000 kg of non-standard molasses from a vehicle. Samples were collected for laboratory examination, and further actions are set to be initiated based on the results.

The Nowshera team conducted inspections of various outlets, selling milk, ghee, salt, tea leaves, fish, frying oil, and spices. On-the-spot examinations using a mobile food testing laboratory resulted in further seizures.