Pakistan’s National Assembly (NA) has passed the Islamabad Capital Territory Food Safety Bill for the establishment of the Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) in the capital. The step aims at monitoring quality, prices of food and drink items in the city.
Besides, a food laboratory would also be set up under the IFA to examine ingredients of food and vegetable particularly that is served at hotels, marriage halls and public places.
According to the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ali Nawaz Awan, the establishment of the IFA will bring much-needed relief for the residents of the capital, a city of over 2 million.
Adulteration in milk, food items
Islamabad since its establishment as the capital back in 1960 has been without any authority to check the adulteration in food items.
“In the absence of a proper food authority, the people of Islamabad have been facing issues of adulteration in food items including milk,” said Khalid, a resident of the posh sector F-6/4 while talking to Gulf News.
“Besides, there is no proper system in place to check the quality of meat being sold in the markets”, he said adding that once the food authority is set up these issues would be resolved.
