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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department this morning (April 11) mounted a blitz operation in Sham Shui Po against meat shop malpractices.
Department officers seized about 130 kilogrammes of fresh pork suspected of dubious origin from two fresh provision shops at 473B Shun Ning Road and 20 Cheung Fat Street respectively, and from a meat stall at Pei Ho Street Market. Five men arrested during the operation were assisting the investigation.
A department spokesman said anyone possessing meat not of lawful origin for sale was committing an offence and was liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment.
"The department will continue to closely monitor the sale of meat at retail level and take stringent enforcement action to safeguard food safety and public health," he said.
"Anyone who has doubts about meat being sold at retail outlets should call the department's hotline at 2868 0000."
Ends/Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Issued at HKT 16:16
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