FEHD raids unlicensed food factory in Yuen Long (with photos)

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     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), jointly with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), raided an unlicensed food factory in Pak Sha Tsuen, Yuen Long, this morning (August 11). A 63-year-old woman was arrested and will be charged with keeping live poultry without a licence, operating an unlicensed food factory (dressing of poultry) and failing to maintain cleanliness of the food premises, in contravention of Section 3 of the Public Health (Animals and Birds) (Licensing of Livestock Keeping) Regulation (Cap 139L) and Sections 5 and 31(1) of the Food Business Regulation (Cap 132X).

     During the operation, FEHD and AFCD officers seized 10 dressed chickens and 71 live chickens. Plastic cages and tools used for slaughtering of poultry were also seized.

     "The FEHD will continue to take stringent enforcement action against unlicensed food factory activities. Under the Food Business Regulation (Cap 132X), anyone operating an unlicensed food factory commits an offence and is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months upon conviction," a spokesman for the FEHD said.

     "Members of the public can report any suspected unlicensed food factory activities by calling the FEHD hotline 2868 0000."

Ends/Friday, August 11, 2017
Issued at HKT 20:06

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Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department officers raided an unlicensed food factory in Pak Sha Tsuen, Yuen Long, this morning (August 11).