PESHAWAR: A factory in Peshawar which was manufacturing sweets in an unhygienic way and was a health hazard has been closed by the Peshawar district administration and the owner of the factory has been arrested.
The police conducted a raid to find the illegal operation in Afghan Colony, where the sweets factory had been set up in a residential house. It was found during the investigations that the factory was using lotion as a colouring agent in the sweets, thus causing a health hazard. Besides that, the cleanliness of the place was reported to be very bad.
The law enforcement officials have promised that the owner of the factory will be taken to court with strict charges. People have welcomed the dismantling of the illegal enterprise, expressing their gratitude towards the administration for taking immediate action in the interest of consumer health.
Local administration staff through the district officials’ briefing session, urged the people to keep a close watch on the standards of food safety in order to avert these kinds of scenarios and the consequent health risks that would arise from consuming adulterated foodstuffs.
Fake branded cold drink factory busted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
On October 10, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority on Friday busted a fake, unhygienic branded cold drink factory in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Nowshera.
A statement was issued in this regard by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety & Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA), stating that under the supervision of Director General Wasif Saeed, a major operation was carried out in Nowshera, during which a factory producing counterfeit branded cold drinks was sealed.
According to the spokesperson of the Authority, the operation was conducted in collaboration with the district administration in Tehsil Pabbi, Banda Nabi, Nowshera. During the raid, a large quantity of syrup used in fake beverages was confiscated and destroyed on the spot.
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The team also recovered four filling machines, two mixing tanks, three water and beverage tanks, eight bags of empty bottles, and nine cans of flavours and chemicals, which were taken into government custody.
Further details revealed that the factory was sealed, while a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged against the owners, and legal proceedings have been initiated.
Director General Wasif Saeed commended the Food Safety teams for the successful operation and said that no leniency will be shown to those involved in the production of counterfeit and substandard beverages. He added that such heinous businesses endanger public health and will be completely eradicated from the province.
