Zero-tolerance policy against adulteration mafia: SACM KP
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority is intensifying its enforcement against food adulteration. Officials have announced a zero-tolerance policy for businesses selling hazardous products while promoting digital reforms to improve regulatory oversight.
Why it matters
Ensuring food safety is critical for public health in Pakistan, and this initiative highlights the government's attempt to modernize regulatory enforcement through technology.
Peshawar - Special Assistant to the Chief Minister (SACM) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food Dr Israr Khan, on Friday chaired a performance review meeting of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA), where participants reviewed the Authority's ongoing enforcement campaigns, reform initiatives, newly introduced applications under the Management Information System (MIS), and the province-wide special milk inspection drive.
The meeting was attended by Director General Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Authority Kashif Iqbal Jilani, Director Operations Muhammad Yousaf, Director Administration Amir Hassan, and other senior officials, while district field officers joined through video link. Director General briefed the meeting on the Authority's overall performance, ongoing special campaigns, digital reforms, and future roadmap aimed at strengthening food safety regulations across the province.
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