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THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1991

HE POINTED OUT THE NEED OF AN ENHANCED EFFORT IN HEALTH PROMOTION AND HEALTH EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON THE IMPORTANCE OF À

HEALTHY LIFE STYLE TO MINIMISE THE RISK OF THIS DISEASE.

DR LEE ALSO PRAISED THE WORK DONE BY THE CARDIAC, MEDICAL AND SURGICAL TEAMS AT GRANTHAM HOSPITAL.

LAST YEAR, A TOTAL OF 804 CARDIAC

WITH HIGH SUCCESS RATE, HE SAID.

OPERATIONS WERE PERFORMED

AND

IN CONCLUSION, DR LEE THANKED THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HONG KONG TUBERCULOSIS, CHEST AND HEART DISEASES ASSOCIATION STAFF FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THE ASSOCIATION.

REMINDER TO WASH AND BLANCH VEGETABLES

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE TODAY (THURSDAY) URGED ΤΟ WASH AND BLANCH VEGETABLES, IN PARTICULAR WATER SPINACH (ONG CHOI), THOROUGHLY BEFORE COOKING.

THE APPEAL WAS (HYGIENE), DR M.8. ALI, SPINACH IMPORTED FROM WITH METHAMIDOPHOS.

MADE BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH FOLLOWING THE DETECTION OF A BATCH OF WATER SHENZHEN WHICH HAS BEEN FOUND CONTAMINATED

SINCE LAST WEEK, HEALTH INSPECTORS HAVE TAKEN A TOTAL OF 250 VEGETABLE SAMPLES FOR EXAMINATION.

THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE FINDINGS AND THE NAME OF THE FARM IMPLICATED FOR THEIR NECESSARY ACTIONS.

SO FAR, NO CASES OF FOOD POISONING CAUSED BY THE CONSUMPTION OF PESTICIDE-CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

TO PREVENT FOOD POISONING CAUSED BY THE CONTAMINATED VEGETABLES, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:

PESTICIDE-

TAKE

INTAKE OF ARE ADVISED TO

DON'T BUY VEGETABLES WITH AN OBVIOUS STRANGE SMELL;

* WASH WELL BEFORE COOKING;

DIP VEGETABLES INTO CLEAN WATER FOR SOME TIME TO ALLOW PESTICIDES TO LEACH OUT;

BLANCH IN BOILING WATER AND POUR AWAY THE WATER USED FOR BLANCHING AS IT MAY CONTAIN DISSOLVED PESTICIDES; AND

COOK THOROUGHLY BEFORE CONSUMPTION.

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