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The division carried out 53 prosecutions and issued 107 warning letters during the period. Among these law-enforcement actions taken, eight prosecutions and 59 warning letters arose from the checking of 3,060 labels for pre-packaged food.
In the same period, the division inspected 2,507 tonnes of imported meat and 3,757 tonnes of imported poultry in 1,981 consignment inspections.
A total of 132 tonnes of food were found unfit for consumption and were destroyed.
During the period, the department received 66 reports of food poisoning cases, affecting 295 persons. Investigations showed that 23 cases were domestic outbreaks and 36 food-premises outbreaks and seven cases from other places.
Among the cases, 46 were due to bacterial contamination, three cases were due to consumption of seafood contaminated with biotoxin, two cases of chemical poisoning and 15 cases of unknown cause.
More than two-thirds of food poisoning cases were due to bacterial contamination. Members of the public are reminded to observe strict personal, environmental and food hygiene when preparing food to prevent food-borne diseases.
End/Wednesday, December 28, 1994
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