text-align: justify;">ISLAMABAD, Jul 02 (APP):The Islamabad Food Authority (IFA) on Tuesday raided at vegetable farms in the G-12 area and destroyed mint of hundreds kilograms, irrigated with wastewater on one kanal land.
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text-align: justify;">Talking to APP, Deputy Director Operations (DDO) of IFA, Dr Tahira Saddique said that the IFA accompanied by food safety teams (FSTs) inspected a total of 10 kanal land and found mint irrigated with wastewater on one kanal, which was then destroyed.
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text-align: justify;">Dr. Tahira Siddique stated that these vegetables were meant to sell in the vegetable market. Using wastewater for irrigation violates food safety rules.
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text-align: justify;">Farmers received strict warnings to stop using wastewater for growing vegetables, she added.
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text-align: justify;">Dr. Siddique emphasized that contaminated water could cause diseases and only non-edible crops could be irrigated with such water.
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text-align: justify;">The IFA was conducting strict monitoring to ensure a safe food supply. Food safety teams were always active in the field to provide quality and nutritious food to the public, she added.
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