Raid on a factory manufacturing unhealthy and adulterated chili spices in Peshawar.
Raid on a factory manufacturing
unhealthy and adulterated chili spices in Peshawar.
Three accused were arrested during the raid, the factory was sealed, and machinery and all equipment were seized.
Peshawar:(Special Correspondent) According to Global Times News Agency Europe, on the instructions of Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Afaq Wazir, Assistant Commissioner Samia Jabeen along with a team from the Food Department raided a factory manufacturing chili powder on GT Road based on intelligence. During the operation, it was revealed that peels, cleaned chili stalks, discolored rice, millet and other unhealthy items were being ground and mixed in the chili powder in the factory. Moreover, substandard chemicals that dye clothes and are extremely harmful to human health were also being used in the spices. As a result of the operation, three people were arrested on the spot.The factory was sealed at that time. And all machinery and raw materials were seized while the machinery was made inoperable.Legal action was taken against the arrested suspects and they were transferred to jail. The Peshawar District Administration is taking action to protect the public from the sale of harmful and adulterated food items.
