MUZAFFARABAD (Kashmir English): Food Authority Muzaffarabad on Monday foiled the illegal transportation of meat at Kohala point, seizing substandard meat, and initiated action against the relevant food business operator.
As per details, the Food Authority has launched a crackdown across Muzaffarabad against substandard and hazardous food items on the orders of the Supreme Court of Azad Kashmir.
Taking a major action, the officials seized a vehicle, travelling from Rawalpindi, involved in the illegal transportation of meat and registered an FIR against the relevant food business operators, the statement said.
The Food Authority team, during the inspection, foiled the illegal and non-SOP meat delivery from the vehicle, which was a violation of the Food Authority Act 2017 and the Pure Food Regulation 2019.
According to the Food Authority spokesperson, the said delivery was already banned, yet public health was put at serious risk by violating the laws. Taking immediate action on the incident, the vehicle was taken into custody, while an application was filed against the responsible persons in Chhatar Police Station under the Food Authority Act 2017.
District Food Controller Muzaffarabad Abrar Ahmed Mir has said that no compromise will be made on public health.
Fine imposed
In another operation today, the Food Authority has imposed a fine on a well-known company for violating food safety laws.
The Food Authority Muzaffarabad team, under the supervision of District Food Controller/Food Safety Officer Abrar Ahmed Mir, conducted a full-scale crackdown on unhealthy, substandard, and unregistered food items on Gojra Bypass.
During the operation, food delivery vehicles were stopped at various places, and the food items in them were inspected, where the implementation of food quality, labeling, registration, and food safety laws was reviewed.
Assistant Food Safety Officer Qazi Shafiqur-ur-Rehman, Food Technologist Jalil Ahmed, and supporting staff participated in the operation.
On this occasion, District Food Controller/Food Safety Officer Abrar Ahmed Mir said that actions against the manufacture, delivery, and sale of unregistered food items are continuing uninterrupted. He clarified that only those food items that are regularly registered and approved by the Food Authority are allowed to be sold in the market.
“No one will be allowed to play with the health of the public, and strict legal action will be taken against the relevant food business operators for violating food safety laws. Food business operators should ensure full implementation of the standards and rules set by the Food Authority,” he said.
