Did anything come out of the campaign of checking canteens in hospitals across Punjab? know
Lahore (from its representative) Punjab Food Authority launched a campaign to check canteens established in hospitals across the province. During the campaign, 272 hospital canteens were checked across the province, 48 were fined for improper arrangements, and warning notices were issued to 211. were given DG Food Authority Mudassar Riaz Malik said that 125 hospital canteens in Lahore zone, 86 in Rawalpindi, 61 hospital canteens in Multan and Muzaffargarh zones were checked, 189 liters of bad drinks, 65 liters of substandard milk and 16 kg of food products were lost, adulterated milk. Actions were taken on consumption and presence of substandard drinks. Used oil and moldy dumplings were also found to be present. Very poor cleaning arrangements and staff medicals were also found to be non-existent. He said that the process of checking the canteens for providing safe food in the hospitals is continued continuously, the provision of unhealthy food items to those who come to the hospital for treatment cannot be tolerated under any circumstances. causes many diseases. Our mission is to eliminate foodborne diseases by ensuring safe food supply.