Sar-e-Aam Team Conducts Raid with Punjab Food Authority, Seizes Dangerous Ketchup and Mayonnaise
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00:00Even when we came here, the grinder was still working.
00:04Yes, the recipe is not mixed.
00:06Most of the chemicals are acetic acid and benzoate.
00:10That is also non-traceable.
00:12Is there any puree for this?
00:14Basically, the sauce that we are preparing right now,
00:18the pulp is being used in it.
00:20On the right side, you can see the pulp drums.
00:22Is the pulp traceable from anywhere?
00:26Yes, pulp is traceable from Faisalabad.
00:28Okay.
00:30After that, the rest of the recipe is added.
00:32There are condiments and spices.
00:34But if you observe the storage of the spices,
00:36you will see that there is a pack at the back.
00:38That is also not in a good condition.
00:40Okay.
00:42The color used in this is also non-traceable.
00:44That is also non-traceable.
00:46There is no label on it.
00:48And what brand is this pack?
00:50This is a pack.
00:52We have shown you this type of packing material.
00:54The yellow one.
00:56Is this pack available somewhere?
00:58Yes, it is available.
01:00The bricks that are used in this,
01:02in our standard sauce,
01:04the minimum total soluble solids should be 8.
01:06But the one that is used in this,
01:08is just 1 to 2.
01:10We are using that.
01:12We are reducing the amount of sugar.
01:14We use that to get the thickness.
01:16But the bricks and the total soluble solids are not available.
01:18Okay.
01:20Now, you can see,
01:22this is the pulp.
01:24He is telling us,
01:26the food safety officer,
01:28that this is traceable.
01:30And this is from Faisalabad.
01:32This is also pulp.
01:34Yes, this is pulp.
01:36This is orange.
01:38There are 3 types of pulp.
01:4060 grams of carrot pulp.
01:42I think this is carrot.
01:4415 grams of apple pulp.
01:46And 5 grams of tomato pulp.
01:48Okay.
01:50What is the ratio?
01:52When you make tomato ketchup,
01:54you can't use any other pulp.
01:56But in the case of sauces,
01:58where you might have seen,
02:00red chilli.
02:02People also make rice sauce.
02:04Sir, that has nothing to do with tomatoes.
02:06That has nothing to do with tomatoes.
02:08But what you might have seen,
02:10compared to tomatoes,
02:12this carrot is cheaper.
02:14It is cheaper and it is allowed in sauces.
02:16It is allowed in ketchup.
02:18The sauces that you might have seen,
02:20tomato ketchup should only have tomato paste.
02:22Exactly.
02:24So here you are not making sauces,
02:26you are making ketchup.
02:28But sir,
02:30are you making any other sauce?
02:32No sir, only mayonnaise.
02:34And tomato ketchup.
02:36What is the carrot pulp doing here?
02:38Sir, it is added to the carrot.
02:40It is added to the tomato ketchup.
02:42Now you are saying that it is not allowed.
02:44Yes sir, it is not allowed.
02:46So tomato ketchup should only have tomatoes.
02:48No sir, it is not allowed.
02:50It is not expensive.
02:52No sir, the pulp of raw apples is used.
02:54But it is only used in sauces.
02:56Got it.
02:58But here in tomato ketchup,
03:00a lot of things are added other than tomatoes.
03:02Exactly.
03:06Where is the tomato ketchup pack?
03:08You were telling me.
03:10Mayonnaise is packed here.
03:14This is their sunny mayo dressing.
03:16What is this?
03:18First of all,
03:20you can see mayo on top and ketchup on the inside.
03:22In remote areas,
03:24in villages,
03:26it is sold on radios.
03:28And on top of this,
03:30you can see the bricks.
03:32Tell me,
03:34is it used more in Ramadan?
03:36Does its sale increase?
03:38Yes, it increases.
03:40Customers who don't work,
03:42they know that in Ramadan...
03:44It has mayo on top
03:46but it has tomato ketchup inside.
03:48Someone gave it to us
03:50in such a taste.
03:52We said no.
03:54Show me the ketchup.
03:56Because this is our new work.
03:58How long have you been doing this?
04:00It has been 2-2.5 months.
04:02In this factory.
04:04What did you do before this?
04:06I was a salesman.
04:08Was it a food product like this?
04:10Yes, we used to buy it and sell it in the market.
04:12I have a wish.
04:14May Allah give you many factories.
04:16But according to SOPs,
04:18according to standards,
04:20a brand that people will say
04:22that it is being made cleanly.
04:24And when you will do it cleanly
04:26and tell us the shortcomings,
04:28we will also promote it.
04:32This is 0.9.
04:34It must be 8.
04:36It is not even 1.
04:38This is the sample that was to be sold.
04:40This is our product.
04:42Is this yours?
04:44Yes, this is ours.
04:46Let's do this one too.
04:48This is for everyone.
04:50They are saying to make it like this.
04:52We said no.
04:54Let's see this.
04:58This is ketchup.
05:00According to the standard of ketchup,
05:02it should be 15-22%.
05:04This is 9%.
05:06Approximately 9%.
05:08Exactly.
05:10Sir.
05:12Any food product,
05:14especially a processed food product,
05:16has an assembly line.
05:18It has a procedure
05:20from start to end.
05:22In that,
05:24the human hand
05:26is not used.
05:28And its packing
05:30is mechanized.
05:32If you go to any
05:34industrial unit
05:36where mayonnaise is being made
05:38or ketchup is being made,
05:40these procedures are not
05:42done in any way.
05:44These are all mechanized
05:46automated processes.
05:50These are so unhygienic
05:52and unsafe
05:54processes
05:56that
05:58we do not recommend
06:00it for human consumption.
06:02We will
06:04discard the material
06:06and seal the premises.
06:08And we will
06:10cancel the license of these two products.
06:12Their product
06:14is not registered.
06:16If they want to do a food business,
06:18we will not allow them
06:20to do a processed food business
06:22until they show us
06:24the assembly line properly.
06:26Apart from this,
06:28we will fine them 2 lakhs.
06:30Tell me,
06:32in conclusion,
06:34if we talk about
06:36FIRs,
06:38there is negligence
06:40at an extreme level.
06:42The standards are not being followed.
06:44What was the number of FIRs
06:46in the last few years?
06:48And as a result,
06:50how many people are punished?
06:52In the last
06:54one year,
06:561066 FIRs were filed
06:58by the Punjab Food Authority.
07:00In the whole of Punjab.
07:02And after proving
07:04that adulteration was taking place,
07:06FIRs were filed.
07:08One is that you are not following SOPs
07:10and are doing adulteration.
07:12Yes.
07:14We do FIRs on adulteration.
07:16If there is a violation there,
07:18then the appropriate action is taken.
07:20After that,
07:22the conviction rate
07:24is only 5%.
07:26It is very disappointing.
07:28The person who has been punished
07:30in Bakkar,
07:32has been fined.
07:34I am very sorry
07:36to say that
07:38if they care about
07:40the health of people,
07:42then they should at least
07:44feel the sensitivity
07:46of the Food Authority.
07:48I would like to say one more thing.
07:50So that they become a lesson for others.
07:52Until these people become a lesson,
07:54one is rectification.
07:56The adulteration that is being done on purpose
07:58is not merciful.
08:00There should be strict action on it.
08:02And if a person who adulterates
08:04in one milk is punished for two years,
08:06then I say that for two years
08:08in the whole of Punjab,
08:10you will not see a person
08:12who adulterates in milk.
08:14We have also proposed amendments
08:16in the Punjab Food Authority Act.
08:18With the support of your program,
08:20I would also request the decision makers
08:22to approve those amendments
08:24so that we can impose strict action
08:26against the food mafia.
08:28And we should not compromise
08:30on the health of the people.
08:32We should make sure that
08:34they get clean and standard food.
08:36Whether they are judges or
08:38our respected lawmakers,
08:40their children, their families,
08:42their elders,
08:44everyone's health is at stake.
08:46This is not your personal matter,
08:48this is not my personal matter,
08:50this is not anyone's personal matter.
08:52How much can a person use
08:54while going out and traveling?
08:56Look, man is the most noble of creatures
08:58and there is nothing greater
09:00than his health and life.
09:02Allah has said that
09:04the one who saved a person's life,
09:06he saved the life of all humanity.
09:08So if we want to save lives,
09:10then we will have to take strict action
09:12against the adulterated food mafia.
09:14They will have to be punished severely.
09:16If they do not do this,
09:18then those who do not do this
09:20will be punished severely.
09:34Sir, thank you so much.
09:36Once again,
09:38we are very grateful to you
09:40and your team.
09:42We always feel good
09:44when we record a program
09:46with the Punjab Food Authority
09:48and do something for the people.