RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Crackdown of the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) against those involved in production of fake soft drinks continued on Wednesday as its field teams following surprise raids in Jallo Pind area sealed three factories and confiscated 35,000 liters of ready-to-sell soft drink bottles.

The fake soft drinks were wasted by the authority teams on the spot while all the machinery was also confiscated, said a spokesman of the Authority. Cases were also registered against the culprits involved in this heinous crime.

Meanwhile, other field teams sealed Alfazal Restaurant on Ferozepur Road due to presence of insects and filthy chicken while Lasani Restaurant at Laxami Chowk was sealed because of presence of rats and rotten vegetables. Jhoolay Laal Juice Corner in Muslim Town and H and A Poultry in Harbanspura were also sealed on similar charges.

Nine other food outlets including Baba Jalal Din Mutton Chanay Walay, FK Snacks, Riaz Ice Factory, New Polka Juice and Imli Factory and various others were imposed heavy fines on the charges of flouting hygiene rules.