Karachi(February 21, 2018): The Provincial governments have imposed a ban on import, manufacturing and sale of salt, Ajinomoto after the essential Chinese ingredient was earlier barred in Punjab.
The provincial ministry of Sindh passed out a notification pronouncing the ban on Wednesday, in concerns that it is hazardous to human health.
The notification, under the effect of Section 144, has applied the ban on the entire Sindh.
The provincial govt of KPK has banned the sale and purchase of Chinese salt.
Chief Secretary KPK M. Azam Khan has sent a letter to the divisional management that the order of supreme court should be followed and manufacturing of Ajinomoto should be ban.
The CS has also ordered to conduct an awareness campaign for three days on hazards of Ajinomoto use.
Earlier, the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) had announced, on January 15, the cognate ban prohibiting the making, as well as the selling of Chinese salt (Ajinomoto).
According to the scientific panel in PFA, the food regulatory body discovered the presence of Monosodium glutamate (MSG) in it and as forbidden the use of Chinese salt in packaged food, frozen food and other eateries.
PFA termed Chinese salt as hazardous for health as it contains MSG which is responsible for causing fatigue, headache, numbness, flushing and nausea.
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