Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa would soon induct five more mobile food testing laboratories in the province to ensure adulteration-free food supply to the general public in the province.
Minister for Food, Zahir Shah Toru presided over a comprehensive review meeting regarding the performance and ongoing projects of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority on Monday, in Peshawar.
The minister emphasized ensuring the supply of quality and adulteration-free food products to the general public in the markets and directed the relevant officials to take necessary steps in this regard.
He shared that the provincial government is taking priority actions to enhance the capacity of the food authority. The minister added that seven mobile food testing laboratories are working in the fields and soon five more mobile food labs along with a state-of-the-art lab would be inducted.
During the briefing, the Director General of the Food Authority, Wasif Saeed, along with Director of Administration Ishtiaq Khan and Director Technical Dr. Abdul Sattar Shah, provided detailed updates on the authority’s performance and ongoing projects.
Saeed mentioned that work on the state-of-the-art lab is in its final stages and the procurement of five more mobile food testing labs has been also completed, which will soon facilitate on-site testing of food items.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 23rd, 2024.
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