‘One Pakistan, One Food’ rules urged

LAHORE: Stakeholders of food and beverages sector have expressed identical views on the standards and regulatory framework, calling for “One Pakistan, One Food” rules.
In his opening remarks at an event on food standards on Thursday, Rana Tanveer Hussain, federal minister for defence production said, "Pakistan’s food industry is the second largest and plays a key role in the country’s economic growth.
“Our political leadership needs to resolve the issue of having a different standard for each province. It is unfortunate that we don’t have a National Food Standards Council yet,” the minister added.
He was speaking at the national conference titled “Food Safety and Harmonization: shaping a Healthier Nation”, organised under the aegis of ministry of science and technology with Nestlé Pakistan.