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FEHD strives to crack down on sale of chilled or frozen meat disguised as fresh meat (with photo)
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     The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) has all along been committed to combating the sale of chilled or frozen meat disguised as fresh meat, and raided a market stall in North District suspected of selling frozen meat as fresh meat today (October 12).

     During the operation, FEHD officers raided a market stall at Luen Wo Hui Market, and marked and sealed around 200 kilograms of fresh meat and suspected frozen meat for further investigation. A pork sample was also collected for testing for preservatives, and prosecution will be initiated if there is sufficient evidence. The tenant of the market stall is suspected of breaching the tenancy agreement for the display and sale of frozen meat as fresh meat, and the FEHD is proceeding on the termination of tenancy agreement of the market stall.

     An FEHD spokesman said, "Selling of chilled or frozen meat disguised as fresh meat breaches the tenancy agreement and causes food safety problems. Also, the operation of these profiteers is unfair to other shops and market stalls that comply with the requirements."

     Anyone selling chilled meat or frozen meat without permission commits an offence and is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment on conviction. The department will continue to conduct regular inspections at fresh provision shops (FPSs) and market meat stalls, and will actively handle the complaints received. In detecting any irregularities, the FEHD will carry out immediate investigations and take appropriate enforcement action. In addition, the FEHD also proactively investigates suspected violations from time to time and conducts surprise inspections and enforcement action as necessary. If there is sufficient evidence, prosecutions will be initiated and follow-up action will be taken on the breach of licensing conditions or tenancy agreements. The licences of FPSs breaching the licensing conditions may be cancelled, while the tenancies of market meat stalls breaching the tenancy agreements may be terminated.

     The FEHD is very concerned and has been committed to combating the sale of chilled or frozen meat disguised as fresh meat by taking stringent enforcement actions against the violations.
 
Ends/Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Issued at HKT 19:05
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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) raided a market stall in North District suspected of selling frozen meat as fresh meat today (October 12). Photo shows some of the meat seized by FEHD officers during the operation.