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Officers of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) this morning (June 27) raided an unlicensed food factory in an open-air car park at Ma Tin Tsuen, Yuen Long, and seized about 280 kilogrammes of pig's intestines and some cooking paraphernalia.
A man was arrested in the operation and is assisting investigations.
Under the Food Business Regulation, the maximum penalty for operating an unlicensed food factory, upon conviction, is a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment.
"We will continue to take stringent enforcement action against unlicensed food business to safeguard food safety and public health," an FEHD spokesman said.
"People should report such illegal activities through the department's hotline at 2868 0000."
Ends/Friday, June 27, 2008
Issued at HKT 13:14
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