50 tons of expired medicines, foodstuff destroyed in W. Afghanistan

KABUL, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in western Afghanistan's Farah province set on fire 50 tons of expired medicines and food items, urging drug stores and shopkeepers to avoid selling expired items, the official media Bakhtar news agency reported on Friday.

According to the report, the burned items had been collected from drug stores and shops during the past six months, and such a move would continue.

Collecting and destroying substandard medicines and unsafe food is part of the Afghan authorities' ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and quality of products available to the public. ■