Over 92,000 Food Businesses Inspected, More Than 413,000 Kg/Litres Unsafe Food Destroyed Across Province, Inaugurated First Provincial Food Testing Lab, Launched Eight Special Drives
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority (KPFS&HFA) has released Annual Performance Report for 2025, highlighting extensive enforcement actions, large-scale inspections, food testing initiatives and regulatory reforms aimed at ensuring safe and hygienic food across the province.
According to the report, a total of 92,312 food-related businesses were inspected across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during 2025, while 413,888 kilograms and litres of substandard and unsafe food items were seized and discarded.
The authority issued 7,685 improvement notices to food businesses found violating regulations, while 142 food outlets were sealed over serious hygiene violations. To promote compliance and awareness, 89 training sessions and 1,167 awareness sessions were conducted for food business operators.
During the year, 40,932 new licenses were issued or renewed, and 1,318 food products were registered. Revenue amounting to Rs 253.8 million was generated through product registration, licensing and fines, contributing to the provincial exchequer.
The inspection drive covered 29,905 grocery stores, 6,338 wholesale dealers, 6,228 bakeries, 5,184 dhabas, tea stalls, shawarma and dahi bhallay outlets, 4,836 poultry and fish shops, 4,764 hotels, 4,688 dairy shops and farms, 4,579 fruit and vegetable shops, 3,426 meat shops, 2,115 kebab shops and 1,832 restaurants.
In addition, 1,411 distribution points, 895 chips and snacks factories, 446 spice manufacturing units, 442 fast food outlets, 411 honey shops and 68 dairy industries were also inspected.
The destroyed food items included 184,379 litres of beverages, 36,854 kilograms of meat, 21,741 kilograms of spices, 20,559 kilograms of chips and snacks, 17,065 kilograms of cooking oil and ghee, 14,614 litres of milk and 12,376 kilograms of bakery items, among others.
The report further revealed that three large factories involved in producing counterfeit beverages and fake milk were shut down in Pabbi, Nowshera and Hattar Industrial Zone, Haripur, and machinery worth millions of rupees was confiscated.
At the Static Provincial Food Testing Laboratory, 2,813 food samples were analyzed, of which 2,074 were declared satisfactory while 738 failed quality standards. Samples included water, edible oil and ghee, beverages, spices, snacks, nimko, tea leaves, vinegar, ketchup, jam and custard powder.
Meanwhile, 14,213 samples of milk, oil, ghee, honey, beverages, spices, meat, juices, ice cream, green tea, jaggery and frozen foods were tested through mobile food testing laboratories, with 10,139 samples found satisfactory and 4,074 declared substandard.
During 2025, the Food Authority launched eight special enforcement campaigns, focusing on spices, nimko, chips, water filtration plants, bottled water, licensing and product registration.
Speaking on the occasion, Director General KP Food Authority Wasif Saeed stated that, following directives of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the province’s first-ever Provincial Food Testing Laboratory and Centre for Research has been established and inaugurated at the official level. He added that almost all functions of the Food Authority have now been shifted to a digital system, ensuring transparency, efficiency and improved service delivery.
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