The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) raided an unlicensed food factory on a premises at the junction of Hung Shui Kiu Tin Sam Road and Hung Yuen Road in Hung Shui Kiu, Yuen Long, last night (February 19).

     The unlicensed food factory was operated with a number of handcart stalls selling cooked food. Fifteen stalls were found on the premises with five being operated. During the operation, FEHD officers seized all the handcart stalls, about 160 kilograms of raw and cooked food, and large quantities of cooking utensils. Two men and one woman, who were suspected to be operators of the five stalls, were arrested and charged with operating an unlicensed food factory.

     Under the Food Business Regulation (Cap 132X), anyone operating an unlicensed food factory commits an offence and is liable to a maximum fine of $50,000 and imprisonment for six months upon conviction.

     "The FEHD will continue to take stringent enforcement action against unlicensed food business," a spokesman for the FEHD said.

     "Members of the public can report any suspected unlicensed food business by calling the FEHD hotline 2868 0000."

Ends/Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Issued at HKT 18:26

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