SHANGLA: Bisham assistant commissioner Mohammad Jawad Asif on Wednesday asked the management of private schools to ensure their canteens sold quality food items to students.

He issued the directives during a meeting with principals of private schools. Though schools’ heads claimed canteens in their respective institutions were selling quality products, the assistant commissioner said he had received reports that such places were selling substandard food items to students, thus compromising their health.

He said health issues were rising among the school going children due to use of substandard edible items, particularly snacks, chips and biscuits.

Mr Asif told Dawn that he had given two days to the private schools management to improve quality of foods being sold at their canteens.

Afterwards, he added he would visit each school to check the quality of food items. He said if any school canteen or tuck shop was found selling unhealthy items to children, the respective school would be imposed heavy fines as children’s health was important.

He said he also planned to crackdown on shops selling low quality food items in Bisham tehsil.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2022