11,000 litre expired cooking oil seized

LAHORE: During a raid on Bhabtian Chowk, Raiwind road, Punjab Food Authority DG Noor ul Amin Mengal imposed a fine of Rs500,000 on the production unit of Habib cooking oil and issued a seven-day warning notice for improper storage and presence of expired oil.

Over 11,000 litres of expired oil will be handed over to bio-diesel company as per order of Mengal. On the other side, Pizza Hut was rewarded with Rs50,000 for organizing godown in well manner and maintaining the flow of fresh edibles. In another activity, Ice Food and Dry Fruits situated on Raiwind Road was sealed and machinery was shifted to godown for using dirty juicer machine, use of blue chemical drums and rotten fruits, non-retrieval of food license and medicals of workers, keeping edibles in rusted freezers, no insect preventive measures, open drains and dustbins in the kitchen area.

Further, Cakes and Bakes on Raiwind Road, Multani juice corner on Shaheed Road were charged with Rs13,000 fine for ill-maintained working environment and unhygienic edibles. In addition, many food points on various locations were warned to improve their standards.