PFA discards 4,200 litre substandard edible oil.

LAHORE -- The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has imposed an emergency prohibition order on the edible oil production unit over adulteration during the raid in Muridke, here on Monday.

PFA Director General Shoaib Khan Jadoon said that PFA took action against the unit for the production of unhygienic oil with different chemicals which was sold in the market in the name of cooking oil. He said that PFA discarded 4,200 litre of unhygienic oil on the spot.

He said that substandard oil was preserved in the non-food grade drums without taking any preventative measures. The team also witnessed the abundance of insects, flies and lizards during the raid.

Apart from that, the administration of the unit failed to present the medical certificates, lab reports and other necessary records to the raiding team on the...

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