Three flour mills sealed for adulteration in Peshawar

Three flour mills sealed for adulteration in Peshawar

Pakistan

The department also cancelled the licenses of mills

PESHAWAR (APP) - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) food department on Tuesday sealed three flour mills in the provincial capital over allegedly grinding rice and millet with wheat. The department also cancelled the licenses of mills.

The teams of food department inspected the flour mills located on Charrsada Road and GT Road and found adulteration in wheat grinding and supplying the same to the market.

Assistant Food Controller Jamshed Afridi said the provision of quality food items to the citizens is the priority of the Food Department and there would be no compromise on the quality of food products.

He said the adulteration mafia would be dealt with strictly and the officials of the food department have been instructed to check the food factories and outlets on a daily basis.