LAHORE: Punjab Food Authority teams on Saturday sealed many eateries and restaurants for flouting hygiene standards and laws in various parts of the city.

A PFA team headed by Director Operations Ayesha Mumtaz sealed Riasat Hotel on Mumtaz Road in Samanabad Town.

It also sealed Malik Hotel on Scheme Morr, Baba Baghdadi Qulfi and Afzal Mill< Shop. The team imposed fine on Chand Naan Shop and Chicken Koozi Haleem Hotel and Kashmir Bakers in the Pakki Thatthi area.

Data Ganj Bakhsh Town sealed Desi Pardesi Restaurant in Anarkali Food Street, Rizwan Mini Mart in Joay Shah area, a production unit of Paradise Sweets & Bakers and Desi Pardesi Pan Shop. The team also imposed a fine on Goga Nageebia Murgh Chanay.

A Gulberg Town team sealed BabagoshRestaurantinMiniMarket, Quiz Restaurant on MM Alam Road, Kashmir Hotel and Hamad General Store in Saint Mary Park area.It also imposed a fine on Mirchi Restaurant on MM Alam Road.

A PFA team in Nishtar Town sealed Dewan Sweets Store, Shakeel Hotel and Al-Abbas Hotel in Kahna Nau area.

Officials in Ravi Town sealed Zaiga Biryani, Foodex Store and Cooku Zain Restaurant in Shahalam Market. It also imposed a fine on Nazim Naan Shop.

A PFA team of Iqbal Town sealed Younas Bakery in Saidpur area on Multan Road and imposed a fine on Bismillah Naan Shop.

Officials said that sealed eateries would be de-sealed after a period of seven days subject to gravity of offence.

UNHYGIENIC MEAT: Various teamsoftheCityDistrictGovernment of Lahore`s livestock wing on Saturday seized 200kg of unhygienic meat after it raided premises in various parts of the city.

The teams led by livestock Deputy District Officer Dr Rahat Ali and others also had five butchers arrested while they were cutting unhygienic meat on premises of Malik Park, Ameen Park and Islampura localities.

The teams also had cases registeredagainst the butchers they arrested.

The seized meat was later shifted to Shahpur Kanjran automated slaughterhouse, where the officials discarded it.

CAPTURED: A special squad of the CDGL on Saturday arrested 17 beggars including four women for seeking alms at various spots of the city.

According to a spokesman, the beggars captured were later shifted to the government owned centre named Social Welfare Home on Raiwind Road for rehabilitation. Meanwhile, price control magistrates of the CDGL had 64 shopkeepers arrested besides imposing fine amounting to Rs75,000 on others for overcharging in open markets.

DRUG CASES: The District Quality Control Board in a meeting on Saturday forwarded cases of 45 medical stores to drug court for initiating legal proceedings against them.

The board also issued warning notices to the owners of eight medical stores and extended sealing duration ofanothernine stores.

Cases of eight medical stores were pended till next meeting, according to a spokesman.