PFA carries out inspection of sugar mills.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) on Sunday held province-wide inspection operation against sugar mills to ensure the food safety measures and standards before start of the crushing seasons.

PFA Director General Capt (R) Muhammad Usman said that the food safety teams of the authority visited 44 sugar mills in a daylong operation and inspected 40 mills, as four mills were found closed.

He said the teams examined 18 mills in Lahore Zone, 13 in south Punjab and nine in Rawalpindi Zone. Teams visited different sections of the mills and inspected storage and hygiene arrangements.

During the operation, the PFA watchdog teams served warning notices for improvements at the sugar mills, he added.

The purpose...