QUETTA: The Balochistan Food Authority (BFA) on Monday fined 13 beef, mutton, and poultry shop owners in Quetta for food safety violations during a crackdown on substandard and unhealthy meat.
BFA teams inspected 27 meat shops on Spiny Road and imposed fines on 13 for failing to meet hygiene requirements.
They also issued correction notices to five shops and granted time for immediate improvement.
During the inspection, the teams found poor cleaning arrangements, unsterilized tools, and contaminated freezers.
Earlier last week, the Balochistan Food Authority (BFA) has seized a large quantity of counterfeit and substandard spices being sold under the name of the well-known brand National, in the provincial capital of Balochistan.
According to details, the BFA team conducted operation in the areas of New Adda and Satellite Town in Quetta, where two wholesale traders were found supplying the fake products of the well-known brand.
While talking to local media, BFA Director of Operations, Muhammad Riaz Nasir said that the raid was carried out following a tip-off and thousands of packets of fake spices were recovered from the premises of the two traders.
Initial investigations exposed that the fake products were being transported from other provinces to provincial capital of the province and then distributed across various cities in Balochistan.
