Three fish sale points sealed over violation of rules

LAHORE:The Punjab Food Authority on Monday sealed three fish selling points and penalised 53 outlets with hefty fines over violation of the rules.

The Punjab Food Authority Director General Irfan Memon said the fish points were sealed for not following the instructions of the authority, for using rancid oil and having stinky environment. Irfan Memon said the PFA watchdog teams closed down Ice and Spice Fish Point in Rawalpindi, My Food Point in Attock and Sufi Jee Fish Point in Gujarat.

He said the PFA inspected 230 fish points in a daylong operation, including 81 in Lahore zone, 83 in Rawalpindi, 39 in Multan and 27 fish points in Muzaffargarh.

Warning notices were issued to 174 points over minor violations. Meanwhile, a heavy amount of marinated fish with toxic chemicals was found stored in non-food graded blue drums. Furthermore, he said that re-use of low-graded cooking oil in the preparation of food was a serious crime in the eye of the authority. “Punjab Food Authority would continue its actions until the provision of healthy and safe food,” he added.