Traders that use nails, staples to secure food packages can be fined, jailed

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Traders that use nails, staples to secure food packages can be fined, jailed: health DG

KUALA LUMPUR – Food traders who use nails, staples, or other similarly dangerous materials to secure food packaging can be charged in court, said Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said any trader convicted of the offence could be fined not more than RM10,000 or jailed not more than two years or both under Regulation 36 under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009.

Besides, Dr Noor Hisham added, a heavier punishment could be imposed if the materials were found in the food.

“Section 13 of the Food Act 1983 states that any person who prepares or sells any food that has in or upon it any substance that is injurious to health commits an offence and shall be liable, on conviction, to a fine not exceeding RM100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 10 years or both,” he said in a statement today.

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