Punjab Food Authority Destroys 60,000kg Expired Chicken, Registers FIR in Major Lahore Raid

Police leaders have been told to pick up hundreds of absconders in food-adulteration cases after persistent enforcement gaps.

Overview

In Ferozewala near Lahore, PFA teams seized and destroyed more than 60,000 kilograms of expired ready-to-cook chicken alongside 400 kilograms of fungus-infested spices and vegetables at a cold storage facility.
Officials imposed a Rs1 million fine, registered an FIR, and arrested two suspects accused of mixing expired stock with fresh supplies for delivery to major food outlets.
DG Muhammad Asim Javaid reported unhygienic conditions, improper storage, expired spices used for marination, and even dead rats on the premises, calling the practices a grave public-health risk.
In a separate sweep in Chiniot, district teams inspected 109 food points, including 42 milk trucks, destroyed substandard items, issued reform notices, and levied Rs82,000 in fines.
After a PFA letter flagged more than 600 proclaimed offenders across Punjab, the Additional IGP Operations instructed district police, including Rawalpindi’s CPO, to make immediate arrests.