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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department this morning (May 23) mounted a blitz operation in Tai Po against meat shop malpractices.
Department officers seized about 110 kilogrammes of pork, suspected to be of dubious origin, from a fresh provision shop on ground floor, No. 17 Fu Shin Street in Tai Po. One man arrested during the operation was assisting investigations.
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, May 23, 2007
Issued at HKT 15:29
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