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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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