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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992
TONNES OF VEGETABLES DESTROYED
* * *
AT
A DAY-LONG 8 PM LAST
AND DESTROYED BY SOME EIGHT TONNES OF VEGETABLES WERE SEIZED
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DURING HEALTH INSPECTORS OF OPERATION AT, MAN KAN TO BORDER CHECKPOINT WHICH ENDED NIGHT (TUESDAY).
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH (HYGIENE), DR M.B.
OVER 160 VEGETABLE A TOTAL OF 90 LORRIES WERE CHECKED AND INCLUDING CHOI SUM AND PAK CHOI, WERE TAKEN FOR EXAMINATION.
FOUR LORRY-LOADS
OF FARMS
ALI,
SAID SAMPLES,
VEGETABLES, WHICH DID NOT HAVE THE BY
OR REQUIRED TAGS ISSUED
CONCERNED
THE NECESSARY IMPORT DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, WERE DETAINED.
OF THE SAMPLES TAKEN,
VEGETABLES THE OWNERS OF DESTRUCTION.
SIX FAILED VOLUNTARILY
THE SCREENING TESTS. THE SURRENDERED THE GOODS FOR
THE SHENZHEN AND GUANGZHOU AUTHORITIES
WERE INFORMED
OF THE
FINDINGS.
CONTINUE
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TIGHTEN
UP
DR ALI SAID THE DEPARTMENT WILL CHECKING AND SAMPLING AT THE BORDER CHECKPOINT.
PUBLIC ARE REMINDED TO MEANWHILE, MEMBERS OF THE BLANCH VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.
WASH AND
THEY ARE ADVISED TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:
DON'T BUY VEGETABLES WITH AN OBVIOUS STRANGE SMELL;
WASH VEGETABLES WELL BEFORE COOKING;
DIP VEGETABLES INTO CLEAN WATER FOR SOME TIME TO ALLOW PESTICIDE TO LEACH OUT;
BLANCH VEGETABLES IN BOILING WATER AND POUR WATER USED FOR BLANCHING AS IT MAY CONTAIN PESTICIDES; AND
COOK VEGETABLES THOROUGHLY BEFORE CONSUMPTION.
AWAY THE DISSOLVED
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