LAHORE – The Punjab Food Authority has released a laboratory test report oftwo famous frozen desserts and ice cream companies (Hico Ice Cream andJalal Sons) for the public interest here on Sunday.According to the report, eight samples of Jalal Sons and seven samples ofHico Ice Cream were failed over not meeting the standards of Punjab PureFood Regulations 2018.Following the directions of the PFA Director General Captain (R) MuhammadUsman, food safety teams carried out an operation on different outlets andshops for removing the stock from market.During the operation, the PFA removed more than 1,500 litres ice creamstock which was put on stalls for sale.Muhammad Usman said here that the PFA would not allow anyone to continueproduction of substandard food products until bringing reforms as per thedirections of provincial food regulatory body.
He said the PFA was paying surprise visits to different factories, besidesconducting laboratory tests of ice cream and frozen desserts products.He added that the PFA provided complete guidelines to companies regardingreforms. He mentioned that the PFA was taking samples of ice cream anddesserts products as per its annual inspection schedule for 2019.He said that people could report a complaint on PFA Facebook Page andToll-Free number 0800-80500, pointing out that all the information receivedwould be kept strictly confidential to protect the privacy of complainents.
