Banaspatti Ghee to be banned in Punjab: PFA
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LAHORE: The Punjab Food Authority is to place a complete ban on the production and sale of banaspati ghee by 2020.
The decision to place a ban came after a meeting held by the PFA’s scientific committee.
The use of banaspati ghee leads to obesity, diabetes, mental , cardiac diseases and cancer.
According to experts, a large amount of trans-fatty acid and nickel are used in the industrial scale preparation of banaspati ghee.
According to PFA Director General Noor-ul Amin Mengal, the amount of oil and ghee that a Pakistani uses annually is 18 kg, whereas, a European only uses a fraction of the said amount — three percent.
