ISLAMABAD: Chairman CDA Maroof Afzal has given directions to the health services directorate to continue campaign against the sale of expired and unhygienic food products. Special teams were given the task to resolve the issues. The teams issued fifty (50) notices and challaned twenty-five (25) people for selling unhygienic food items.
According to the details released by CDA, special teams have confiscated and destroyed 36 litres of expired or non-branded ketchup, 96 soda water bottles, 60 packets of unsound sweets.
Moreover, 176 cracked or chipped utensils were also confiscated.
and subsequently destroyed.
During the operation, teams of health services directorate took 12 samples from different areas of Islamabad.
Each special team of health services directorate is led by a food inspector and all the teams are working under the supervision of health officer.
Their performance is being reviewed by the authority on daily basis.
According to the CDA, the operations against the sale of substandard and unhygienic food items will continue with pace so that availability of healthy food and cold drinks could be ensured.
A stern action would be taken against the violators of rules and regulations and the campaign against unhygienic edible items would continue without favour or fear.
