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THURSDAY, DECIMBER 5, 1987

SOURCE OF TAINTED CHOI SUM

BLOCKED AT BORDER HYGIENE ADVISER

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BEEN LOCATED ARE BEING PERMITTED

THE SUSPECTED SOURCE OF THE TAINTED CHOI SUM HAS AND NO FURTHER TRUCKLOADS OF PRODUCE FROM THERE FOR SALE IN HONG KONG.

THE HYGIENE

ADVISER OF THE

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

CR

BRANCH, REPORT TO THE FOOD

PONALD PERRY, SAID THIS TODAY WHEN HE MADE A DETAILED URBAN COUNCIL'S FOOD HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE ON THE OUTBREAK OF POISONING CAUSED BY CHOI SUM.

OF WORK

HEALTH

THE PRAISED DR PERRY

INSPECTORS AND FOOD VICTIMS INSPECTORS WHO HAD SPENT MANY HOURS GOING TO THE HOMES OF THE

THE F'OOD AND LOCATING RETAILERS LAST WEEK TO SEEK A COMMON CAUSE FOR

VICTIMS UNUSED CHOI POISONING, AND WHO FOUND IN THE HOME OF SOME OF SUM WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY SENT FOR ANALYSIS.

MUNICIPAL

TO

"THE GOVERNMENT CHEMIST, WHO HAD BEEN ALERTED BY THE SERVICES BRANCH, THEN ARRANGED FOR STAFF TO WORK OVER LAST WEEKEND CONDUCT URGENT TESTS, SAID DR PERRY.

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INSPECTORS "AT THE SAME TIME, ALL BUT A SKELETON STAFF OF FOOD

CONCENTRATED AT THE FROM THE MAIN TOWNS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WERK

OF CHOI MAN KAM TO BORDER CROSSING POINT TO INSPECT AND TAKE SAMPLES SUM FOR TESTING.

"ALSO, USD HEALTH INSPECTORS WERE OUT IN FORCE IN SHAM SHUI PO, CHOI SUM SUPPLIES, AND THE DISTRICT AFFECTED, TO CHECK ON HAWKERS' WHERE THESE CAME FROM.

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SOURCE

THE SUSPECTED 'AS A RESULT OF THIS CO-ORDINATED ACTION,

OF CHOI SUM WERE CONFISCATED AND WAS IDENTIFIED AND ABOUT 300 KG

DESTROYED.'

DR PERRY SAID THAT THE PESTICIDE CONCERNED WAS IN HONG KONG AND THEREFORE WAS ILLEGAL TO BE USED HERE.

"CHOI SUM, OR FLOWERING CABBAGE,

NOT REGISTERED

"I

'THE HE

IS PARTICULARLY SUSCEPTIBLE

WAS

ON SPRAYED PESTICIDE IT

THAT TO WORMS AND

APPEARS

THE VEGETABLES CONCERNED NOT LONG BEFORE THEY WERE CUT FOR MARKETING, SAID.

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