Tag: Buner

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority has launched a large-scale crackdown on the adulteration mafia across the province, seizing thousands of kilogrammes of harmful meat and fake honey in coordinated operations in Peshawar, Buner and Haripur. The action was taken on the directives of the Chief Secretary and Kifayatullah, Adviser to the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food, Home and Tribal Affairs and Women Empowerment, and legal proceedings have been started against those found playing with public health.

Harmful meat seized from a passenger bus in Peshawar

Acting on secret information, food safety teams checked a passenger bus at bus terminals in Peshawar at midnight and recovered about 1,500 kilogrammes of harmful and spoiled meat. The seized meat included beef, liver, tripe and tongues. Laboratory analysis found the meat substandard and in violation of food safety laws, after which it was destroyed on the spot and a heavy fine was imposed on those responsible.

Fake honey factory busted in Buner

In Buner, the Food Authority and the district administration jointly raided a house where a gang was manufacturing fake honey. The operation recovered 2,550 kilogrammes of fake honey, 1,300 kilogrammes of sugar, artificial honeycombs and other material used in making fake honey. The unit was sealed, legal action was initiated under the Food Safety Act, and the accused were sent to jail.

In a separate action in Buner, officials seized 288 bottles of a drink into official custody after tests found the Brix level — the sugar content — below the prescribed standard. Officials said monitoring continues to stop the sale of substandard drinks in the district.

Foul-smelling oil destroyed in Haripur

In Haripur, a food safety team inspected a papad-making unit and found violations of food safety rules and standard operating procedures. A heavy fine was imposed on the unit, and 250 litres of harmful, foul-smelling oil recovered during the inspection was destroyed.

No tolerance for adulteration, says adviser

Adviser Kifayatullah has directed that the operations continue, making it clear that adulteration, the production of fake items and violations of food safety laws will not be tolerated in any case. He said providing safe and quality food to the public is the government’s top priority and that indiscriminate action against those playing with public health will continue.

The cases — harmful meat transported by buses, fake honey made in houses and substandard food production — have prompted the authorities to stress stricter monitoring of food businesses across the province, so that such practices are caught before they reach consumers.