KABUL, Apr 20 (NNN-ANA) – More than 450 tonnes of expired food and beverages were destroyed in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, the country’s Ministry of Public Health said today.
The spoiled food and expired beverages were seized by health authorities, in a commercial hub in Police District (PD) 1 and from several shops and supermarkets in PD 8. They were destroyed in Qalacha, an area on the southern outskirts of Kabul, the ministry wrote on Twitter.
The ministry vowed to continue the crackdown on the illegal sale and disposal of expired food across the country.
Over the weekend, health officials destroyed 13 tonnes of expired food in northern Faryab and western Nimroz province.– NNN-ANA
