PFA seals 4 food units, imposes Rs1.2m fine
Food safety teams conducted the operation as part of the PFA's ongoing crackdown against food adulteration and forgery. Food safety teams imposed fines worth Rs1.2 million and discarded thousands of kilograms of expired and unsafe food items.
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