Surprise inspections: Pakistan officials fine food outlets, seal hotel

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), Administration in its ongoing drive against adulterated food items, conducted surprise inspection of food outlets in different markets and imposed fines amounting to Rs110,000 on owners for unhygienic conditions at their premises.

roasters.cafeAccording to details, Assistant Commissioner (Secretariat) Waqas Rashid conducted surprise inspection of food outlets in Sector F-7 and fined owners. The food outlets that were fined include Roasters Cafe (Rs30,000), Subway (Rs20,000), Gourmet Bakers (Rs20,000), RBS bakers (Rs25,000), Ghousia Restaurant (Rs5,000) and Sadiq Sweets (Rs10,000).

Rashid said cleanliness conditions at the outlets’ kitchens were found unsatisfactory and unhygienic while workers had not been vaccinated against viral diseases.

Meanwhile, Assistant Commissioner (Saddar) Rabi Aurangzeb, during surprise inspections of hotels and restaurants in Golra Sharif, sealed a hotel for unhygienic conditions and fined two food outlets for poor hygienic conditions.