Key Takeaways
- The Punjab government is implementing modern food safety reforms.
- Initiatives include digitalization, monitoring systems, and body cameras.
- Collaboration with the business community aims to ensure safe food for consumers.
Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Salma Butt, announced modern reforms in the food safety system during a meeting at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI).
These initiatives include digitalization, modern monitoring systems, and body cameras to increase transparency and uniform enforcement of laws. The measures are aimed at ensuring that only quality and safe food products reach consumers.
Butt stated that action against substandard, adulterated, and harmful food products will continue without discrimination, while businesses that comply with the law will be fully encouraged. She assured the chamber that these measures are not intended to harm businesses but to protect citizens' health and lives.
LCCI President Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol expressed support for initiatives ensuring better quality products for consumers. He emphasized the need to encourage honest traders and industrialists while taking stringent action against those involved in adulteration, hoarding, fraud, and selling substandard products.
Saigol stressed that the government and business community are partners and highlighted the importance of transparent and simple procedures alongside regulatory enforcement. He called for further strengthening consultation with trade organizations, the food industry, restaurants, and the retail sector to improve the overall business environment.
Butt proposed organizing seminars and awareness sessions jointly with the Lahore Chamber and the Punjab Food Authority so that the business community can gain a complete understanding of relevant laws and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Both Salma Butt and Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol expressed their commitment to working together to promote an environment where consumers have access to safe food, and businesses can thrive.
Action against substandard, adulterated, and harmful food products will continue without discrimination.
Salma Butt, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Punjab for Food Safety and Consumer Protection
Honest traders and industrialists should be encouraged, while those involved in adulteration, hoarding, fraud, and the sale of substandard products should face impartial action.
Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol, LCCI President
