‘Public health linked to food safety’

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Food Samiullah Chaudhry has said that food safety is a vital comportment in food industry so controlling pollution and wrong practices from food production and processing was crucial for the consumers’ health.

Addressing a seminar jointly organised by Pakistan Council on Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) and a beverage company on ‘Food Safety; A Shared Responsibility’ to raise awareness about food safety and served as a forum for collaboration between some of the key stakeholders in the food value chain, he said the Punjab government through Punjab Food Authority was seriously working to maintain purity of food in the whole process with limited resources.

Samiullah Chaudhry lauded the efforts of organisers of the seminar for highlighting the key role that each stakeholder must play in making best efforts towards a food safety culture. He appreciated the efforts of the Punjab Food Authority in effectively dealing with counterfeit products in the province in order to ensure safe and healthy food for the public.