Punjab Food Authority (PFA) declared various cooking oil and ghee brands unfit for human consumption due to absences of Vitamin A and rancidity, artificial flavour addition and other acid values, read a public notice issued by the authority on November 27.
It is informed to the public that recently Punjab Food Authority conducted a survey and took samples of cooking oil and ghee for testing purpose and as a result of lab reports, the following products were found substandard due to the absence of Vitamin A and low saponification value:
Various brands which were declared unfit for consumption due to the absence of Vitamin A and low saponification include Shan Cooking Oil, Shan Banaspati, Soya Supreme Cooking Oil and five other brands.
Meanwhile, the brands which were declared unfit due to rancidity and addition of artificial flavour include Tullo Banaspati, Tullo Cooking Oil, Soya Supreme Banaspati, Kisan Vegetable ghee, Smart Canola Cooking Oil, Ghani Cooking Oil and eight other brands.
The edible oil and ghee manufacturers went on an indefinite strike across the country, halting production of their units and suspending supply countrywide against the raids of the PFA.
The strike may prolong as the association has not approached the PFA while the Authority has not contacted the Association so far to sit together and resolve the issue.