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بھر
In addition, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department,
through the Federation of Vegetable Marketing Co-operative
Societies, has asked vegetable importers who are suspected to have
imported contaminated vegetable to withhold supplies temporarily.
The Vegetable Marketing Organisation is also taking parallel action
by refusing to handle these vegetables at the Cheung Sha Wan
Vegetable Wholesale Market.
بو
These measures will be continued until the Government is
satisfied that vegetables imported from China are safe.
کھ
The Government will also liaise with the Chinese
authorities with a view to obtaining their assistance to stop the
supply of contaminated vegetables at source.
بھر
Though the contaminated vegetables were not locally
produced, the Agriculture and Fisheries Department has nonetheless
лг stepped up enforcement action in respect of agricultural pesticide
controls and has strengthened its advisory service to local farmers
on the safe use of registered pesticides.