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Officers of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department smashed an unlicensed food factory at Nam Hang Village, Tai Po, this morning (January 25) and seized about 114 kilogrammes of food, including dumplings and various kinds of cooked food.
During the operation, a man and a woman were arrested and charged with operating an unlicensed food factory.
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A department spokesman said stringent enforcement action would continue to be taken against unlicensed food business to safeguard food safety and public health.
Under the Food Business Regulation, the maximum penalty for operating an unlicensed food factory is a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment.
"People should report such illegal activities through the department's hotline at 2868 0000," the spokesman said.
Ends/Friday, January 25, 2008
Issued at HKT 15:26
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