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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) today (July 13) warned all fresh provision shop and market stall operators that it was an offence to possess meat from an unapproved source for sale.
During a blitz operation this morning, FEHD officers seized some 79 kilogrammes of pork, believed to be from an unapproved source, at a meat stall in Luen Wo Hui Market, Fanling.
Three men and a woman were taken to a police station to assist investigations in the operation.
"Under the Food Business Regulation, anyone possessing meat not of lawful origin for sale commits an offence and is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment," a department spokesman said.
"Fresh provision shop and market stall operators selling meat from an unapproved source may also have their licences/tenancy agreements cancelled or terminated.
"Members of the public should call the department's hotline at 2868 0000 if they have doubts about the origin of meat sold," he said.
Ends/Thursday, July 13, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:26
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