750kg of adulterated tea seized
Peshawar
April 7, 2021
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety & Halal Food Authority (KP FS&HFA) has confiscated over 750 kilograms of ‘fake tea leaves’ in Sheikhabad here on Tuesday.
The Food Safety team during a raid sealed the premises of a fake tea manufacturing unit and lodged a first information report and imposed a fine on the accused.
The KP Food Safety Authority claimed that the unit was operating on the rooftop of a house in Sheikhabad. The tea was being prepared under an unhygienic condition. The Food Safety Authority claimed that the accused was mixing used tea leaves, non-food grade colours and soda in the production of tea leaves. In addition, the tea leaves were placed on a dirty floor to dry. The tea leaves used to be supplied to various areas of the city for sale.