The Punjab Food Authority closed the plants in Lahore after finding harmful bacteria and safety violations, and fined 18 other units a combined Rs236,000.
Rising concern over foodborne illness is pushing more households toward home gardening, but food safety experts say homegrown fruits and vegetables are not automatically safer than what's sold in stores.
Food-safety experts say growing practices matter more than whether fruit and vegetables come from a small garden or commercial farm.
Officials confiscated more than four maunds of salt from a unit in Burewala's Rahmania Colony after finding it packaged deceptively as a different product.
UAF and Nestle Pakistan have signed a Letter of Intent to upgrade a learning center focused on food safety, quality and emerging technologies.
Official says agency is strengthening field monitoring to curb adulteration, APP reports.
The Punjab Food Authority says it seized and destroyed two maunds of unsafe meat during an inspection.
The unit in Sialkot was shut down and fined Rs500,000 for breaching food safety regulations, APP reported.
Interest in home gardening has grown partly due to concerns about foodborne illness, but experts say the safety picture is mixed, NPR reported.
Plants in Multan, Lodhran, Dunyapur and Kehror Pakka were shut after samples failed to meet mineral water standards.
A wave of enforcement actions has reignited scrutiny of how India regulates and polices food safety across its hospitality and food production sectors.
A wave of inspections targeting hotels and food companies has renewed scrutiny of how India polices food quality and safety, according to a report by Deutsche Welle.
The owner of the acclaimed establishment avoids jail but is ordered to pay 15 million won in fines.
A South Korean court fined the operator of Evett and its chief executive after the Gangnam restaurant served a dessert topped with ants, an insect not approved for consumption under local food safety law.
Punjab Food Authority directs food business operators to maintain hygiene standards amid intensified monitoring drive
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Food Safety and Halal Food Authority raided a unit allegedly involved in packing counterfeit branded spices and custard.
Inspection team finds adulteration during checks on milk, meat and other food outlets on Multan Road, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
Authorities say the inspections, ordered by a district food safety official, aimed to ensure citizens receive safe and quality food.