QUETTA | The Balochistan Food Authority (BFA) has intensified its crackdown on substandard and adulterated food across the province, sealing a baking unit in Quetta and imposing fines on several food businesses in Zhob, Sohbatpur and other areas.
BFA seals baking unit in Quetta, tests milk at 30 shops in Zhob and fines businesses over hygiene violations and expired products
According to a BFA spokesperson, a baking unit on Mekangi Road in Quetta was sealed following a public complaint. Inspectors found poor sanitation, improper storage, missing manufacturing and expiry dates, and inadequate pest-control arrangements.
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Inspections along Samungli Road and Spini Road also resulted in fines against pizza outlets, bakeries and baking units over unhygienic conditions, rusty refrigerators, uncovered waste bins, unsafe cooking oil and improper food-handling practices.
In Zhob, inspection teams tested milk samples from 30 shops in New Abadi and Jail Road. One shop was fined after water adulteration was detected, while another faced action over expired beverages and poor hygiene.
Food business operators were also instructed to fulfill licensing requirements.
Meanwhile, in Sohbatpur, several bakeries, confectionery wholesalers and grocery stores were fined for operating without licenses, keeping expired food products, failing to protect sweets from flies and violating hygiene and labeling standards.
The BFA spokesperson said inspections and enforcement operations would continue across Balochistan to ensure the availability of safe, hygienic and unadulterated food.
The authority warned that violations involving food quality, adulteration, expired products and licensing requirements would invite legal action without discrimination.
