LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority Director General Dr Sajid Chauhan has announced to launch a new food safety system of international standards of hygiene with the help of hotel owners.
Dr Sajid Chauhan said this, while addressing a training workshop organised by the provincial food authority and Special Monitoring Units to Chief Minister for restaurant owners and managers on the provision of hygienic food in accordance with health standards.
The PFA director general said that a comprehensive ordinance is being introduced with regard to the legal framework of Punjab Food Authority, hotels and restaurants’ categorisation. Punjab Food Authority is introducing a food safety culture for the provision of quality and unadulterated food to the consumers, with the cooperation of hoteliers and restaurateurs, he added.
Chauhan said that hotels and restaurants owners should arrange training of their kitchen staffs, waiters and other employees with regard to principles of hygiene, in the interest of the health of the citizens. He said that implementation of rules and regulations of Punjab Food Authority is the responsibility of hotels and restaurants owners, so that safe and quality food could be provided to the people. Punjab Food Authority will inspect all hotels and restaurants regarding implementation of rules and regulations and a method of grading will be evolved under its scoring system, he announced.
He said that no injustice has been done to anyone and the checking process will continue without indiscrimination. Hotel and restaurant owners could send their proposals to Punjab Food Authority’s website www.punjabfoodauthority.gov.com, email address [email protected] and toll-free number 0800-02345, the PFA director general said.
Deputy Director Operations Food Saqib Aziz and food experts gave a briefing to hotel and restaurant owners regarding food safety. Owners of more than sixty prominent hotels and restaurants, managers, food experts, consumers, chefs and food safety officers were present on the occasion.
