LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Food Authority has seized seven tons of expired meat from a cold storage located on Multan Road in Lahore.
The Director General of Punjab Food Authority Mudassir Riaz Malik told media that the meat was three-year-old and expired in 2021. However, the expired meat was being supplied to the restaurants in the city.
The Punjab Food Authority officials disposed of the meat by burning it.
DG PFA said that they got to know about the cold storage during a raid on a restaurant.
He said, “We have to ensure that meat people are consuming at homes and at restaurants is of good quality.”
He also said that a case has been registered against the owner of the cold storage and details are being gathered about the buyers and consumers of the expired meat.
