Sindh Food Authority to launch food inspection drive

KARACHI: The Sindh Food Authority (SFA) has now kick started as a regulatory body to instigate a massive foods quality-check drive around the city. The Sindh government on Monday approved the launch of a food inspection drive which will examine quality processes of every existing food place running in the metropolitan.The food inspection drive has instigated with its first check on five, seven-star hotels, restaurants and hospital canteens.According to the Food Authority, all five star hotels, big or small restaurants, bakeries, sweets sellers and other eateries will be provided a license once they pass the inspection, which will be mandatory for any eatery to continue business.SFA officials and staff will launch quality analysis into preparation and selling measures in mineral water companies, raw food manufacturers, vegetable bakeries, departmental stores, hoteliers, restaurants, including the platforms of vegetable farming.Director Operation Sindh Food Authority Abrar Sheikh said it is obligatory for every food platform to maintain hygiene and carry out clean measures for preparation and storation of food.Chairman All Restaurant Association Shaukat Ali Suleman said a restaurant management has also been formed to improve the quality of food provision.It is pertinent to mention here that the idea for the formation of SFA was proposed on April 1. It was decided upon salient rules and regulations. The scrutiny was decided to be headed by Authority Board of Governors, secretaries of different departments, a three-member Assembly, as well as authorized food enthusiasts and consumer representatives. The team will be formed to carry out the food examination as per the decided rules and regulations.The authority will base its analysis on a total of 523 concerns, which will adjust the inspection accordingly with the nature of the eatery to declare its liability.Every chef and commercial cook will have to acquire a medical certificate, the authority decided.