{"id":48314,"date":"2024-09-12T13:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=48314"},"modified":"2024-09-12T13:54:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T08:54:57","slug":"punjab-food-authority-seizes-500-kg-of-meat-of-sick-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/food\/punjab-food-authority-seizes-500-kg-of-meat-of-sick-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab food authority seizes 500 kg of meat of sick animals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: In a swift operation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/sindh-food-authority-bans-11-packaged-snacks-found-unfit-for-human-consumption\/\">Punjab Food Authority (PFA)<\/a> intercepted a large quantity of unhygienic meat from sick animals, preventing its distribution to local food outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Acting on a tip-off, the PFA conducted a raid on a building in the Township area, where they discovered 12.5 maunds (approximately 500kg) of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/business\/chicken-meat-price-increases-in-lahore-punjab-check-latest-rates-here\/\">substandard meat<\/a> concealed under the seats of a passenger van.<\/p>\n<p>PFA Director General Muhammad Asim Javaid revealed that the meat was intended for supply to various local eateries, posing a significant risk to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/govt-announces-public-holiday-on-september-17-across-pakistan\/\">public health.<\/a> The authority promptly seized the contaminated meat and disposed of it to prevent any potential harm.<\/p>\n<p>A case has been registered against the meat supplier for transporting meat from <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/landlord-cut-off-donkeys-leg-in-muzaffargarh-for-entering-field\/\">sick animals<\/a> to shops, and one suspect has been taken into custody by the police.<\/p>\n<p>This crackdown on unhygienic meat distribution is part of the PFA&#8217;s ongoing efforts to ensure food safety and protect consumers from health hazards.<\/p>\n<p>The raid highlights the PFA&#8217;s commitment to enforcing food safety standards and its dedication to preventing the distribution of substandard meat products. By taking swift action, the authority has safeguarded public health and sent a strong message to those involved in the supply of unhygienic meat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: In a swift operation, the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) intercepted a large quantity of unhygienic meat from sick animals, preventing its distribution to local food outlets. Acting on a tip-off, the PFA conducted a raid on a building in the Township area, where they discovered 12.5 maunds (approximately 500kg) of substandard meat concealed under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":48316,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[347],"tags":[21661,21659,21662,21660],"class_list":["post-48314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-500-kg-meat-sealed-in-punjab","tag-punjab-food-authority-pfa","tag-sick-animals-meat","tag-substandard-meat-in-punjab"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48314"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48317,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48314\/revisions\/48317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}