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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1985.
WARNING AGAINST USE OF FOOD ADDITIVE
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THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY AGAIN WARNED OPERATORS OF FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS NOT TO USE BORIC ACID IN PRESERVING FOOD.
THIS FOLLOWED TWO COURT CASES IN WHICH THE OPERATORS OF TWO RESTAURANTS WERE FINED FOR USING THE BANNED PRESERVATIVE.
+BOR IC ACID IS NOT A PERMITTED PRESERVATIVE SINCE IT IS AN IRRITANT TO THE STOMACH AND OTHER ORGANS,+ SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT,
HE SAID THE OFFENCE CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10 000 AND SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
+THE DEPARTMENT'S HEALTH INSPECTORS ARE REGULARLY TAKING FOOD SAMPLES FROM VARIOUS RESTAURANTS AND WALL STALLS FOR ANALYSIS TO ENSURE THAT BORIC ACID IS NOT CONTAINED IN FOOD FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION, HE ADDED.
- IN ONE CASE, THE OPERATOR OF A RESTAURANT IN KWUN TONG WAS FINED $750 AT KWUN TONG COURT FOR SELLING +DIM SUM+ CONTAINING BORIC ACID, PLUS $228,80 COSTS.
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IN THE OTHER CASE, THE LICENSEE OF A RESTAURANT IN ABERDEEN WAS FINED $1 000 PLUS $222.50 COSTS.
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OPEN DAY AT TRAINING INSTITUTE
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-T THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE WILL BE HOLDING ITS FIRST OPEN DAY ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 23) TO ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT AND ITS STAFF TRAINING PROGRAMME.
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THE INSTITUTE, AT 47 TUNG TAU WAN ROAD IN STANLEY, WILL BE OPEN FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM.
VISITORS TO THE INSTITUTE MAY TOUR ITS MANY FACILITIES INCLUDING MOCK CELLS, AN INDOOR FIRING RANGE, A MUSEUM, A LIBRARY, A TRAINING COURT, A TRAINING NURSING WARD, A GYMNASIUM AND CLASSROOMS.
DEMONSTRATIONS ON PHYSICAL TRAINING, MULTIGYM EXERCISE, JUDO AND SELF-DEFENCE EXERCISE AS WELL AS FIRST AID WILL BE PRESENTED.
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