Commissioner wants food quality drive to be more stringent

Karachi
The campaign against profiteers and food adulteration in the metropolis has to be made more stringent and transparent, said Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui.
Addressing activists working for the cause of protecting consumer rights on Sunday, he said administrative measures needed to be complemented with explicit public support. “The public must also stand against profiteers and adulterators so as to make the government efforts successful as well as meaningful,” he said. “In view of consumers' health and safety, the Sindh government has destroyed several tanks containing injurious ingredients, found to be used for garlic peeling and to superficially raise weight and quality of otherwise stale ginger.”
Reiterating that the campaign would be continued in true spirit and adulteration of all sorts would be eliminated for good, Siddiqui further said that in compliance with the directives of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah relief was being provided to the citizens in terms of prices on all essential food items.
The commissioner said attention was also being paid towards quality and quantity of both raw and cooked form food items.