ICT admin intensifies drive against adulterated food.

ISLAMABAD -- Islamabad Capital Territory administration launched a crackdown against food outlets in the city violating hygiene standards.

According to officials, the campaign is part of the administration's efforts aimed at provision of standard food to the residents especially in the month of Ramazan. In this connection, Assistant Commissioner Saddar Dr Waqar Ali Khan along with Deputy Director Food Iqbal Yousaf, on receipt of complaints from the PMDU, inspected various outlets in sector F-11. These outlets included Essa Jee store, Cheezilicious, Pizza Originale and Chayay Khana. The inspection team found various deficiencies as under-paid and unvaccinated workers, unhygienic conditions besides recovery of expired items. The Food Department took food samples and sent them to National Institute of Health for tests. The team also imposed a total fine of Rs60,000 on the food outlets. Furthermore, the ICT Food Department inspected various food outlets at Sabzi Mandi in sector I-11/4 Islamabad. Officials of the department found 61 bags full of adulterated food items from Umer traders and Syed traders. Both the shops were sealed and samples sent to laboratory for analysis. Further legal action will be taken after receiving the reports, according to the...

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