Fake soft drinks factory busted.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Wednesday unearthed a factory producing fake carbonated drinks of different popular brands in Al-Mustafa Colony and seized 23,787 liter carbonated drinks during the raid.

The authority also lodged an FIR against the fake beverages factory owner on account of forgery and adulteration. This was informed by PFA Director General Shoaib Khan Jadoon.

He said that the PFA watchdogs had confiscated the machinery, lids and labelling of different famous brands of beverages. He said that fake drinks were being prepared with artificial sweeteners, chemicals, loose colours and contaminated water.

Jadoon said that the use of spurious...

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