{"id":59455,"date":"2020-01-05T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/blog\/?p=59455"},"modified":"2020-01-03T18:30:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T13:30:57","slug":"disposal-of-excess-food-regulation-2019-passed-to-feed-the-deserving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/disposal-of-excess-food-regulation-2019-passed-to-feed-the-deserving.html","title":{"rendered":"Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019 passed to feed the deserving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has passed \u2018Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019\u2019 to feed the deserving under the Prime Minister\u2019s Ehsaas Programme, according to a news report. This regulation was approved unanimously in the PFA 31<sup>st<\/sup> board meeting held yesterday (January 2).<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pakistan-can-serve-as-food-basket-of-the-region-with-chinese-help-lcci-president.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pakistan can serve as food basket of the region with Chinese help: LCCI President<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the regulation, PFA Director General Irfan Memon Usman said that under the Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019, food leftovers from restaurants and hotels will be supplied to needy people. This law covers all related aspects, including ensuring the food safety and standards prior to supplying it to the deserving people.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/president-alvi-urges-coordination-on-food-water-security.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President Alvi urges coordination on food, water security<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He also mentioned that this law is the first of its kind to be approved in the country, and will effectively reduce food wastage. PFA Chairman Umar Tanveer said that a survey conducted in this regard revealed that over 40% of the leftover food in hotels and restaurants goes to waste. These regulations will stop this practice, and also feed the needy.<\/p>\n<p>Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pfa-akhuwat-team-up-to-provide-loans-for-food-stalls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFA, Akhuwat team up to provide loans for food stalls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The PFA also announced that a points system is being introduced to recognize the efforts of hotels who will help feed the hungry, in which the PFA will give these food outlets reward points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has passed \u2018Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019\u2019 to feed the deserving under the Prime Minister\u2019s Ehsaas Programme, according to a news report. This regulation was approved unanimously in the PFA 31st board meeting held yesterday (January 2). Read:\u00a0Pakistan can serve as food basket of the region with Chinese help: LCCI President Commenting on the regulation, PFA Director General Irfan Memon Usman said that under the Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019, food leftovers from restaurants and hotels will be supplied to needy people. This law covers all related aspects, including ensuring the food safety and standards prior to supplying it to the deserving people. Read:\u00a0President Alvi urges coordination on food, water security He also mentioned that this law is the first of its kind to be approved in the country, and will effectively reduce food wastage. PFA Chairman Umar Tanveer said that a survey conducted in this regard revealed that over 40% of the leftover food in hotels and restaurants goes to waste. These regulations will stop this practice, and also feed the needy. Read:\u00a0PFA, Akhuwat team up to provide loans for food stalls The PFA also announced that a points system is&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":15167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[14825],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-59455","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"tag-disposal-of-excess-food-regulation-2019-passed-to-feed-the-deserving"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019 passed to feed the deserving - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lahore: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has passed \u2018Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019\u2019 to feed the deserving under the Prime Minister\u2019s Ehsaas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/disposal-of-excess-food-regulation-2019-passed-to-feed-the-deserving.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019 passed to feed the deserving - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lahore: The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has passed \u2018Disposal of Excess Food Regulation 2019\u2019 to feed the deserving under the Prime Minister\u2019s Ehsaas\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/disposal-of-excess-food-regulation-2019-passed-to-feed-the-deserving.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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