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Substandard tea leaves seized in Peshawar raid

By Bureau report
October 22, 2023
A representational image showing tea leaves. — Unsplash/File
A representational image showing tea leaves. — Unsplash/File

PESHAWAR: A team of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Safety and Halal Food Authority raided a tea leaves manufacturing factory in Mian Gujjar village on the outskirts of the provincial capital here on Saturday, an official said.

A spokesperson for the authority said that acting on a tip-off, a team of the authority raided the factory and seized about 1000 kg of substandard tea leaves, 300 kg of gram straw, and 6.5 kg of non-food grade colour.