Punjab Food Authority

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| agency_name = Punjab Food Authority

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| logo = Punjab Food Authority logo.png

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| formed = {{Start date and years ago|2011}}

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| jurisdiction = Punjab, Pakistan

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| chief1_name = Muhammad Asim Javaid (Pakistan Administrative Service PAS)

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| chief1_position = Director General

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| website = https://pfa.gop.pk/

| TollFree = [0800-80500]

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| minister_type = Minister

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| minister1_name = Bilal Yasin

| minister1_pfo = Minister of Food, Punjab

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| parent_department = Punjab Food Department

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The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|مقتدرہ خوراک پنجاب}}) is an agency of the provincial Government of Punjab in Pakistan. It regulates food safety and hygiene in the Province. It was formed under the Punjab Food Authority Act 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.pfa.gop.pk|title=Punjab Food Authority|website=Punjab Food Authority|accessdate=12 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=Punjab Food Authority Act 2011|url=http://punjabfoodauthority.gov.pk/instruction/act.pdf|website=Punjab Food Authority|accessdate=7 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102424/http://punjabfoodauthority.gov.pk/instruction/act.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} The PFA is the first agency of its kind in Pakistan.{{cite news|title=A Pakistani province starts taking food safety seriously|url=https://www.economist.com/news/asia/21721694-slaving-over-hot-tandoorin-hairnet-pakistani-province-starts-taking-food-safety-seriously|accessdate=5 May 2017|work=The Economist|date=4 May 2017}} Enforcement of food hygiene and quality standards as described in the Punjab Food Authority Act 2011 and the Pure Food Rules 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.punjabcode.punjab.gov.pk/public/dr/PUNJAB%20PURE%20FOOD%20RULES,%202011.doc.pdf|title=The Punjab Pure Food Rules, 2011 - The Punjab Code}}

The Punjab food Authority has been working as a functional entity in district Lahore since 2 July 2012. Enforcement of food hygiene and quality standards as described in the Punjab Food Authority Act 2011 and the Pure Food Rules 2011 is carried out through a qualified team of Food Safety Officers (FSOs’) and Assistant Food Safety Officers (AFSOs’). The functionality of field teams at the district level is being supervised by the Deputy Director (Operations).