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The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) this morning (May 2) raided an unlicensed food factory in Yuen Long and seized about 220 kilogrammes of pig's intestines and some cooking paraphernalia.
Acting on information, FEHD officers raided a container used as an unlicensed food factory in an open-air car park at Ma Tin Tsuen. A man was arrested and is assisting investigations.
Under the Food Business Regulation, the maximum penalty for operating an unlicensed food factory is a fine of $50,000 and six months' imprisonment.
"We will continue to take stringent enforcement action against unlicensed food business to safeguard food safety and public health," an FEHD spokesman said.
"People should report such illegal activities through the department's hotline at 2868 0000."
Ends/Friday, May 2, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:08
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