Punjab Food Authority has been causing a storm in Pakistan’s food industry and recently making waves in the news media. Restaurant raids have been the hot topic of debate whether on food forums, talk shows or family dinners. It’s time to see what the public has to say by letting the tweets talk.
Pros
1. Creating Awareness: We can’t argue with the ‘need to know’ factor. We should have paid more attention to hygiene and being cautious of eating from Dhaaba’s to A-list restaurants from the get go. Thanks PFA.
#PunjabFoodAuthority makes me never want to eat out again! Ever.
— Nida Khan (@NidaPida) September 1, 2015
2. Check up on halal/haram: Dead meat, donkey meat, pig meat? Where did everything go wrong?
So in Pakistan, on going out, now I will have to ask, "bhai yay halal gosht hai ya haraam" #AyeshaMumtaz #PunjabFoodAuthority #Lahore
— Qurat-ul-ain Zaidi (@annyzaidi) September 2, 2015
3. Quality control/ Attention to detail: From drainage to freezers to expiry dates to labels, everything is scrutinized.
4. Not afraid to call the shots anywhere: PFA is giving five star hotels and international chains a run for their money.
#PunjabFoodAuthority did awesome work fining Hardees & Avari. Sind, Baluchistan, KPK, GB are you listening?
— Talha Khalid (@nasimson) July 25, 2015
5. Quick to respond to peoples complaints:
@m_haris_rashid dont be sad, it will reopen once they agree to provide good and standard food!
— Ayesha Mumtaz (@AyeshaMumtazPFA) September 9, 2015
@m_haris_rashid dont be sad, it will reopen once they agree to provide good and standard food!
— Ayesha Mumtaz (@AyeshaMumtazPFA) September 9, 2015
@ayesha_razzaque Well, if you want to eat the spoiled milk made items its on you.. #GodBless
— Ayesha Mumtaz (@AyeshaMumtazPFA) September 9, 2015
6. Active on social media and update regularly:
Thank you for putting your trust in us.. Im trying to look into all tweets personally and note them down...! #PFA
— Ayesha Mumtaz (@AyeshaMumtazPFA) September 10, 2015
7. Provision of photographic evidence: We’ve all seen that too many times already. Let’s not feel like throwing up again.
8. More home cooking:
Preparing #dinner at home,even on the weekend.#eatclean #EatHealthy Thank you @AyeshaMumtazPFA pic.twitter.com/QyTvkMy9Vp
— H Tee Kay (@hennatahirnawaz) September 12, 2015
Cons
1. Appreciation for the hygienic? PFA has updated a lot of information about what is wrong with the food industry but what about what’s right?
Should the Punjab Food Authority also announce the names of those restaurants which were declared 'Clean and Clear' after inspection?
— Mansoor Ali Khan (@_Mans00r) September 11, 2015
2. Controversial pig meat: What were the results of the lab test again?
Is Ayesha Mumtaz trying to be a hero ? The meat caught today at Lahore Railway Station was not for restaurants #PunjabFoodAuthority
— Hamid Naeem (@hamidnaeem92) September 2, 2015
3. Too late for action without warning: One of the arguments suggests that without a proper check on restaurants standards were to fall naturally. Perhaps the authority could have issued a notice to the food industry that inspections were to begin soon.
4. The needs outside Punjab:
Aysha mumtaz Karachi need you badly #punjabfoodauthority #Karachi #Sindh
— Khalid Bin Ismail (@kbidesign) September 10, 2015
5. Follow ups?
#PunjabFoodAuthority has issue no rules & regulation about standard food & cleanliness.Just fining is not the solution.
— Muhammad Umair (@puunjabian) September 7, 2015
Restaurants permanently band krwao tw maza aye na Kal band krwaty hain agly din