PFA discards 600 dozen rotten eggs during raid

MULTAN, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th May, 2026) The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) intensified crackdown against unhygienic food practices by sealing a bakery production unit in Jinnah Abadi, Khanewal, after recovering a massive quantity of rotten and contaminated eggs allegedly meant for preparing bakery products.

The action was carried out on the directives of Director General Syed Musa Raza under the authority’s zero-tolerance policy.

According to officials, a Food Safety team conducted a raid at the bakery unit where hundreds of foul-smelling, blood-stained and broken eggs were discovered during inspection. Authorities revealed that the spoiled eggs were allegedly being used for the production of cakes, rusks, biscuits and other bakery items intended for sale in local markets.

During the operation, the team disposed of 600 dozen rotten and broken eggs along with more than one-and-a-half maunds of egg yolk. The bakery’s production section was shut down until improvement while an FIR was also lodged against the owner of the unit.

Speaking on the occasion, DG Food Authority Syed Musa Raza said the use of hatchery-rejected eggs in food preparation was a serious violation of food safety regulations.

He added that the Punjab Food Authority was continuing strict enforcement operations against anti - health elements.