5,850kg diseased chicken meat seized

LAHORE:The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) Monday seized 5,850 kilogramme meat of sick chicken and imposed fines on five food business operators in Tollinton Market.

The operation was led by PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid and LDA DG Tahir Farooq and the PFA workers discarded the meat. The PFA teams inspected 21 poultry shops, their godowns and several vehicles loaded with chickens.

On the occasion, the PFA DG said 146.25 maunds of unhygienic meat was discarded and the PFA’s enforcement teams. He said the PFA teams found hundreds of kilogrammes of meat of chicken that were affected by eye, lungs, paralysis and other diseases.

He said PFA’s meat safety task force imposed hefty fines on meat suppliers over violation of regulations. PFA teams have been checking milk and meat in all districts of the province by setting up pickets, he added.