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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1988
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FACTORY FINED FOR USING NON-PERMITTED PRESERVATIVE
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THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WARNED FOOD MANUFACTURERS NOT TO SELL FOOD CONTAINING NON-PERMITTED PRESERVATIVES AS THEY WOULD BE LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 PLUS SIX MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT.
THIS FOLLOWS A COURT CASE IN FANLING MAGISTRACY RECENTLY IN WHICH A FOOD FACTORY IN YUEN LONG WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $33,000 FOR SELLING SOY SAUCE CONTAINING A NON-PERMITTED PRESERVATIVE CALLED '2-NAPHTHOL'.
THIS IS A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE USED LARGELY IN SYNTHETIC RUBBER INDUSTRY AND SOMETIMES IN MANUFACTURE OF DYES AND PERFUMES. IT UNFIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION.
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FOOD INSPECTORS OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH VISITED THE PREMISES OF THE FACTORY AT PAK FA TSUEN IN PING SHAN, YUEN LONG AND TOOK SAMPLES OF BOTH THIN AND THICK SOY SAUCE ON JUNE 9 AND JULY 14 FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS.
RESULTS OF THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS SHOWED THAT ALL SAMPLES TAKEN HAD CONTAINED THE NON-PERMITTED PRESERVATIVE 2-NAPHTHOL'.
THE FACTORY WAS THEN PROSECUTED UNDER REGULATION3 (1) OF THE PRESERVATIVES IN FOOD REGULATIONS MADE UNDER SECTION 55 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND MUNICIPAL SERVICES ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 132).
THE FACTORY WAS ALSO ORDERED TO PAY $800 IN TOTAL COST OF ANALYS 15 AND $13.50 FOR THE SAMPLING.
INTERRUPTIONS TO FRESH AND SALT WATER SUPPLY
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE FOLLOWING DISTRICTS WILL ВЕ INTERRUPTED BECAUSE OF WATER WORKS:
WAN AND AM TO 4 PM ON
THE FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO YAU YUE WAN, AP CHAI HANG HAU TOWN, WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 10 FRIDAY (DECEMBER 16)
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THE SALT WATER SUPPLY ΤΟ ALL PREMISES AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES WILL BE TURNED OFF FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY TO 10 AM THE NEXT DAY CHAI WAN ROAD, WAN TSUI ROAD, FEI TSUI ROAD, SUI MAN ROAD, LIN SHING ROAD, WING TAI ROAD, CHEUNG MAN ROAD, LOK MAN ROAD, HONG MAN STREET, CHEUNG LEE STREET, KUT SHING STREET, LEE CHUNG STREET, NING FOO STREET, YEE FUNG STREET, YEE SHING STREET, YEE SHUN STREET, WAH HA STREET, SAN НА STREET, SHEUNG ON STREET, KA YIP STREET, FUNG YIP STREET, SUN YIP STREET, ON YJP STREET, SUN ON STREET, WING PING STREET, HONG PING STREET, KAM YUEN LANE AND HENG FA CHUEN,
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