Punjab Food Authority (PFA) had previously announced 47 ice cream brands as ‘unfit’ for human consumption. A total of 156 brands were tested in the laboratory. Some of the top brands of the province including Gourmet Ice Cream was also declared unsafe.
The claim was made after the results returned from the lab. Reportedly, out of the 156 ice cream and frozen dessert samples collected by the officials, 47 came back as substandard.
The ice cream samples were collected 3 months ago, in September.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared for all Gourmet Ice Cream units across the province to be sealed.
The owners, including those behind Gourmet Foods and GNN News, were asked to be summoned to the courthouse.
PFA DG Muhammad Usman apprised that harmful bacteria was found in samples of ice cream produced by Gourmet.
He added that the authorities should seal the existing stock of the ice-cream brand from its outlets and dispose of it.
He said that GNN news channel, which was owned by the Gourmet group, started a “character assassination” campaign against him after the operation against the brand’s ice cream.
After the PFA request, Cheif Justice has ordered the authorities to examine all products of Gourmet Foods for quality assurance.
Many raids and operations have been conducted all across Punjab and Sindh in the past few weeks. They doubled in number after two minors had passed away in the controversial Arizona Grill food poisoning case.
Another batch of samples will be collected before ensuring proper reforms. The authorities claim to have disposed of 24,125 liters of ice cream while conducting a raid in several parts of Lahore.
Furthermore, Chaman and Gourmet products have been removed from several branches around the city from areas such as Umar Chowk, Township, Raja Market, Johar Town, and Shadman.
Director of PFA, General Muhammad Usman stated that popular brands such as Gourmet, Chaman, Royal, and Badami Kulfi are on the ‘unfit’ list.
PFA is now removing these products from the shelves.
Another batch of samples will be collected before ensuring proper reforms. The authorities claim to have disposed of 24,125 liters of ice cream while conducting a raid in several parts of Lahore.
Six outlets of Chaman were also raided and 13,426 liters worth of the desserts were sealed. These outlets were located in Mall Road, Kareem Market, Faisal Town, Thokar Niaz Baig, Bahria Town, and Daroghawala.
Since then, many eateries have been issued fines or have been warned to improve the hygienic condition and the quality of food or else serious consequences will be taken.
PFA Confiscates Massive Amounts Of Substandard Meat
PFA also confiscated 1300kg of substandard meat belonging to emaciated and sick animals during an operation in Lahore on Sunday.
Authorities have also sealed 4 beef points after they failed to meet the required standards of safety.
The Director-General revealed that over 450kg of meat was seized from Hajveri Beef shop, 400kg seized from Jillani Beef Shop, 300kg from Numan Beef Shop and 150kg from Shehzad Beef Shop.
The confiscated meat was sent to Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company for proper disposal.
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