COVID-19 and food safety: Food adulteration and wastage continues unthwarted in Pakistan despite supply concerns

By Pearly Neo

07-Jul-2020 - Last updated on 07-Jul-2020 at 01:12 GMT

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, food and beverage adulteration has continued unhindered in Pakistan with authorities having had to seize and discard thousands of units of dairy, fruits, spices and other items despite continuing food supply fears in the country.

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