About six tonnes of expired food items and medicines were torched in Jawzjan province.
Ashuqullah, provincial public health department official, said that the torched items had been confiscated during an ongoing campaign over the past six months from different shops and marketplace in Sheberghan, provincial capital of Jawzjan.
He added that the six tonnes of items torched included 115 types of medicines and 29 food items.
He asked shopkeepers and traders to avoid selling expired, poor quality medicines and food items.
On the other hand, some residents expressed happiness over the ongoing campaign against expired items in the city.
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