nantia,n,.berak~) irS

ELEPAStujuhtahunmenunggu.akhirnya

. lebih2.000pembelirumahdiTamanLestariPutra.BandarPutra

Permai.SeriKembangan.menariknafaslegakeranakinibolehmendiamikedia-manmerekaapabilaMajllsPerbandaranSubangJaya(MPSJ)mengeluarkansijillayakmenduduki(CF)untukprojekperumahanitu.Seramai2.992 pembeli

rumahteresduatingkatdiTamanLestariPutrame-nerimasijilmasing-masingdalammajllspenyerahansijilberkenaan,baru-baruini.

Majlispenyerahansijil itudisempumakanAhliDewanUndanganNegeri(Adun)SeriKembangan.EanHianWah.

TuruthadirYangDipertuaMajllsPerbandaranSubangJaya.DatukAdnanMdIkhsan.

HARlAN METRO. l11 APR2009Tarlkh:............................

LEPAK...wargaasing di Pangsapuri Lagoon Perdana,PJS9.

Pangsapuri'pendatang/'»Oleh MohdAzamShahYaacobmohdazam@hrnetro.com.my

" rakyat negara ini d~riganadaantaranya tanpa segan silumelakukan perlakuan sum-.bang selain bertindak alagangster. .

Tinjauan Metroplus ba-rucbaru ini, mendapati ter-dapat ramai warga asing ke-luar dan masuk dari pang-

.sapuri itu yang dipercayaimenyewa rumah di situ danmereka terdiri daripadawarga Bangladesh, Indone-sia, Afrika, Myanmar danArab.

Lebih merunsingkan pen-duduk apabila ada antara.warga asing terbabit' secaraberkumpulanmembuat bi-sing selain berkelakuan se-perti samseng sehingga me-nakutkan penduduk tempa-tan untuk menjalani kehi-dupan selesa di pangsapuriitu.

SUBANG JAYA: "Pelik".Itu upgkapan kebanyakan

penduduk di Pangsapuri La-goon Perdana, PJS9, ber-hampiran' Sun-way SouthQuaydi sini apabila kedia-man yang sepatutnya men-jadi tempat tinggal pendu-duk. bertukar menjadi as-rama pekerja asing.

Kewujudan banyak asramaitu menjadikan kawasanberkenaan dipenuhi ramaiwarga asing 4ari pelbagainegara hingga menyebab-kan penduduk kurang selesakerana menimbulkan ba-nyak masalah.

Ini berikutan pendudukmendakwa, kebanyakanwarga asing terbabit mem-bawa budaya aSlng yang me-nyimpang .dengan amalan >LlHATMUKA 2

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Mewah tapi daif\~'!Pelanggan,peniagakesalgeraimakanserbakekurangan»Oleh SriAyuKartikawatiAmrikartika@hl11etro.col11.my

SUBANG JAYA:Keadaanderetan gerai makan diSubang Mewah, di sini,yang terlalu daif me-

ngundang persoalan sarnaada ia didirikan secara sahaatau sebaliknya.

Tmjauan Metroplus ke Ja-Ian USJ 1 berdekatan Pang-sapuri Angsana mendapati,keadaan gerai berkenaan me-nyedihkan kerana serba ke-kurangan dan tidak -mem~punyai kemudahan mencu-kupi. .

Malah, peniaga hanya me-masang kanvas mengganti-kan bumbung gerai merekaberikutan Majlis Perbanda-ran Subang Jaya (MPSJ) tidak .membina bumbung untukperlindungan daripada panasdan hujan.

Walaupun begitu, ia tidakmenghalang peniaga mene-ruskan perniagaan.

Peniaga, Raslan Ab Rah-man, 34, berkata setiap bulanmereka membayar sewa ta-pak namun kemudahan yangdisediakan sangat mengece-wakan.

"Janganlah layan kami se-perti anak tiri walaupun ra-ta-rata peniaga di sini hanya

DAIF...pentaga di Pangsapui'i Angsanaterpa.ksa memasang kanvas di geraimereka untuk dijadikan bum bung.

golongan sederhana."Setiap kali hujan, kami ke-

hilangan pelanggan, mana-kala kemudahan air tidak adadan terpaksa membawanyadari rumah," katanya.

Menurutnya, peniaga di si-tu adalah penduduk Pang-sapuri Angsana dan keba-

nyakannya cuma berpenda-pata,n rendah.

Sementara itu, Suzilan AbdRahman, 34, berkata keadaangerai itu tidak segah namaSubang Mewah, sebaliknyamencacatkan pemandangankerana berada di tepi jalan.

"Saya sangat berharap tin-

dakan awal diambil oleh pi-hak berkuasa supaya tidakmenutup periuk nasi peniagadi sini," katanya.

Katanya, selain masalah ke- I

mudahan, risiko jenayah ju- Ig~ perlu diftkirkan keranakawasan di situ semakin di-banjiri warga asing.

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Pengusaharumahurut"masihberdegilPUCHONG UTAMA

Walaupun pernah disitamelebibi tiga kali olehMaJus Perbandaran SubangJaya (MPSJ), namun se-orang pengusaha rumahurut di Jalan BPU 2, di sinimasih berdegil denganmenjalankan perniaga~annya tanpa memiliki lesenperniagaan yang sah.

Pengusaha berl}enaanbertindak menggunakanrakaman litar tertutup(CCTV) yang dipasang disepanjang tangga menujuke premisnya yang terletakdi tingkat atas bangunankedai dua tingkat di siniuntuk melihat pergerakanpihak berkuasa. .

Sinar Harlan difaham-kan CCTVberkenaan turut

digunakan sebagai alat'tapis an' pelanggan keranajika orang luar yang me-ngunjungi premis diragui,pengusaha tidak akanmembenarkanmerekamen-

dapatkan khidmat yang

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",*- -. Lima wan ita warga asing yang dicekup ketika operasi rumah urut dijalankan.

ditawarkan.

Jurucakap BahagianPenguatkuasaan MPSJ ber-kata, hasilpemantauan,pihaknya meng-hantar anggota me-lakukan penyamarandengan berpura-pura seolah-olahmahu mendapatkan per-khidmatan urut di premisberkenaan.

'Walaupun bukanpe-langgan tetap, anggota yangmenyamar beIjaya me-nembus masuk ke dalam

premis sebelumtukang Urut wani~ta itumengakuiturut menawarkankhidmat urutan

melaksanakan 'tugasnya',.beberapa anggota pe-nguatkuasa menyerbu ma-suk dan mendapati limalagi pekeIja sedang me-nunggu pelanggan mereka,"katanya.

Beliau berkata, operasiberkenaan diketuai Pe-

nolong pegawai Pen-guatkuasa, SyamsulShahrizal Anuar dibantu

3 kali,disita

batin."Bagaim.pnapunbelum

sempat tukang. urut itu

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. Sebahagianperalatan dalampremis yangdirampasanggotapenguatkuasaMPSJ sepanjangoperasidijalankan

Pembantu PenguatkuasaKanan, Ahmad KhairulAnuar Shaari dengansembilan anggota.

Dalam serbuan. itu,lima wanita warga asingterbabit bagaimanapun di-bebaskan kerana .mem-

punyai pasport peIjalanan

yang s.ab.Manakala pemilik

premis dikenakcin tindakandi bawah UUK 3 Undang-undang Kecil MPSJ 2007kerana menjalankan pel'-niagaan pusat kecantik~tanpa lesen dari Majlis.Kesemua barang dalamkedai berkenaan disita

termasuk sebuah petitelevisyen. r

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Tiadakutipg:rlwangtlipasarmalamUSJ ~~Tiadalagi kutlpan wang yang boleh 'Cc pasat malam itu bersawa, Jawatanlruasadibuat-~dividu, atau persatuan terbabit Pen:iagaPasar :M,;alam.selepas Pasar Malam Angsana di sini diseicUl"']O\oslan berkata,pasar malam di Apgsanakan sepenuhnya di bawab selia?ll'fMilj1isakarl.~heroperasi setiap hariS~lasa dan AhatlPerbandaran SubangJaya (MPSJ). henntilajam 4petallg hfugga 10.30 malam.

AhIiMajlis MPSJ, Roslan shclhir Mohd ""~'Kinitiada lagi penjUalan lesen atau petak

Shahir cberkata, pihaknya jug?! menegaskan d~~~lla pe~ohonan hatuslab dijalankantiada1agi penjualan p~' dansiste¥1 me- mengikutproseduryangbetuL .

nyewakan petak kepada orang laindf'pasar ,,~'Sekiranya'didapatiada peniaga Yangmalam itu. 'c. ~elimggar swat berkenaan, lILIaj1isakan me-

Menurutnya, ia berikutanMPSJ Jneng- ngenakantindaRankepada mereka:'katanya.ambil alih Pasar' Malam yang sebelmnini Sementara itu, pengerusi Peniaga Pasardiuruskan sebuah persatuan di kawasan itu. MalamAngsana,Shazali Arifin berkata,

"Selainpasarmalamberkenaan dikendali- sekiranya mempunyai sebarang permasalabck.an MPSJ seperti yangdiarahkan ,kerajaan an, peniiIga boleh befhubung terus dengannegeri, waktu pemiagaan juga menjadi jawatankuasanyaataupun JawatanlruasadUakali seminggu untuk meningkatkan'E Penduduk (JKp).'pendapataI:1p~niag!i.dan IIle~~ubi)eperl1J.- "Untuk pa,sar malam di Pangsapurian penduduk setempat. lillgsapa,!9-!<i;menyelaraskan supa.ya semua

"1ahasil pel'Bincangan cljIakukanbe1;'SaIDa peniaga menggunakankanopi yangbolehpeniaga dan kita mabu selaraskan beberapa dibeli daripada MPS;J.panduan agar operasi pasar malam dapat . "1a'akan ,:i;nemperlihatkan keadaan yangdijalankan dengan keadaan lebih baik," kata- lebih teratUr dan petakpeniagadibabagikannya ketika mengadakan lawafun .ditapak me~~t:fffitilspemiagaanJIle~ka,"katanya.

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I':J-/lfPiala YDP MPSJ: 100pasukan sahkan penyertaanSUBANG'JA,YA~ Sebanyak hampi{ 109pasukan mengesahkan penyertaan me-hyertai Kejohanan .Futsctl Fiala YangDipertua Majlis :perbanqaran SubahgJayci (MPSJ)y?pg akan berlangsung paqaSabtudan Ahad ini diHTO.De Futsal, disini.

Jurucakap kejohanan berkata,sehingga kini penyertaanditerimamenggalakkan dan pen~rt~aIi. tmisil?;"dibuka hingga hari iIli.. )fi'~ J'/c. '0';;'

',J\ilenurutnya, pasukail yang berminatinasW bole:n be~buatdemipan deng~c:tatang terus ke.c;R'J;;ODe'futsal ~ta.\1

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menghubungipengaryur di talian 03-80~6435~ atau 018-2471877 (Zaidi).

~ejohanan yang mempertandingkro;racara, ter~uka lel.aId itu' nifm~warkanhadiah \eseluruhap kira~,IDVIl5,OOOrlntuk diinenangi. '

0' Juara bakal.mellbawa pulangRM5,00Q manakala !laipjmira RM3,OOO,.:qlanakala tempat \~Ii:rila hingga lapiill"'. . ., .~o

. 'pulang R¥200. c,efiyertaan.RM200 bagi setiap

berminat meny~itai ke-emasuki musimkeempat .

8'VaQ9 Dipertua MPSJ, DatukAanan Md Ikhsan (bajtf Melayu)6ersama penaj~ i{ejohananFutsaI Pial~YangDipertuaMajlisMPSJ. .' . . ;

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~t\.<.rBeripendedahankepadapengusaha I~~

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Pemuda Gerakan anjur dialog ekonomiPUCHONG- Bagi me:mbantu golongan peng-usaha kecil clan sederhana menghadapizamankemelesetan ekonomi dunia, Pemuda

. Parti GerakaJ?Nasional (Gerakan)bakalmeng-

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anjurkan Program Dialog Ekonomi bersamaagensi kerajaan.

I Pengerusi Gerakan Bahagian Puchong,Datuk Lau Yeng Peng berkata, programberkenaan akan diadakan esok bertempat dipusat beli-be1ah Giant Bandar Kinrara,Puchongbel1llulajam 9 pagi bingga 5 petang.

Menurutnya, penyertaan itu terbukakepada pengusaha di kawasan Puchong dansekitar Lembah Klang secara percuma.

"Dalam situasi ekonomi yang tidakmenentu, kita merasakan perlunya satu

.program yang dapat memberi pendedahankepada pengusaha bagaimana menanganidan menghadapi cabaran yang mendatang.

"Melalui dialog ini peserta dapat me-nambah maklumat pelbagai aspek berkenaan

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pembangunan perusahaan kecil dansederhana (PKS), tel1llasuk pembiayaan,khidmat nasihat, progmm. latihan, peluangpemiagaan clan juga lain-lain inisiatif pem-bangunan oleh kerajaan dan pihak swasta,"katanya dalam satu sidang akhbar yangdiadakan di sini.

Yeng Peng berkata, program yang turutmenyediakan penerangan dan sesi soaljawabberkenaan bantuan kewangan itu juga akanmenjemput beberapapanel bank.

"Pakar ekonomi juga akan hadir bagi .membincangkan perkara berkaitan danberkongsi pengetahuan bersama peserta.

"Kitajuga akan membuka kaunter agar ~

peserta dapat berhubung terns dengan agensikerajaCl]).yang turut serta dalam program itu,"katanya.

Beliau berkata, pengilang yang menghasil-kan produk eksport juga digalakkan hadirbagi mendapat maklumat lanjur.

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. Yeng Peng (tengah) menunjukkan borang pendaftaran penyertaan yang boleh didapati di PejalJi!t GerakanPuchong.

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30,650 pekerjadiberhentikan~.SHAH ALAM ~ Serarnai 30,650 pekerjatempatan dan asing telah diberhentikan diseluruh negara sejak Oktober t~unjalusehingga Selasa lalu, kata Timbalan Men-teri Sumber Manusia, Datuk Ma.zp.ahl'V):az-Ian.

Menurut beliau, daripaga jumlali ifirse-ramai 23,149'pekerja diberhentikan di ba-wah skim pemberhentian tetap manakala7,501daripadanya pula adalah pekerja yangberhenti secara sukarela.

"Bagaimanapun, seramai 2,900 pekerjatempatan telah. ditempatkan semula me-ngikut sektor-sektorkekosongan dijabatankerajaan dan swasta," katanya selepas me-rasmikan Majlis Penyampaian A.nugerahPertandingan Kemahiran Industri, Inovasi

dan Kreativiti di Pusat Latihan TeknologiTinggi (ADTEC) di sini semalam.

Bagi membantu meringankan beban me-reka, menurut Maznah, kerajaan melaluiPakej Rangsangan Ekonomi akan mewu-judkan 163,000peluang latihan dan pe-nempatan pekerjaan di sektor awarn sertaswasta. -

Selain itu, Maznah berkata, kemente-riannya jugaakan menambah program la-tihan termasuk kerjasama dengan pertu-buhan industri dan syarikat-syarikat yangterlibat seperti elektrik dan elektronik, pe-ngimpalan, r9botik dan pembinaan disam-Ping melaks~akan lebijJ:banYak latihankemahiran industri dan teknikal diPusatLatihan Kemahiran di semua negeri.

230 dapat bantuan 'zakat ekspres'SHAHALAM~ Kaunter za-kat ekspres Lembaga ZakatSelangor (LZS) setakat inisudah mengagihkan bantu-an wang tunai kepada 230pernohon yang kesempitanhidup selepas diberhenti-~an ~erja sejak Fe}:)ruarila-lu.

Mereka diberikan bantu-an sehingga RM3,000 se-orang denganjumlahnya di-nilai berdasarkan pampa-sap yang diperoleh dari ma-

jikan.- Pengeru1')i Majlis Agama

Islam Selangor (MArS) Da-tuk Mohamad Adzib Mohd.Isa berkata, bantuan itu ha-nya untuk mereka yangmendapat pampasan di ba-wah RM10,000 dari majikanmasing-masing.

"Harapan kita wang itumereka gunakan untuk me-rancang sumber pendapa-tan baru seperti berniagakecil-kecil;m," katanya ke-

KOSMO

, ~11 APi 2009Tarikh: "

pada pemberita setepas me-lancarkan'Kaunter EkspresAgihan Zakat LZS di Ba-ngunan Sultan Idris Shah disini semalam.

Mengenai kaunfer agihanzakat ekspres, MohamadAdiib berkata, ia akan di-perluaskan ke seluruh ne-geri dan setiap permohonandiproses dalam tempoh duajam sebelum mengagihkanbantuan yang tidak mele-bihi RM3,000.

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Selangor not givingupwast~ ma,ugementLiu: State. will not"lheforced intow18oveBy ELAN PERUMALe!an@thcstar.com.my

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HE Selangor government will not allowthe federal government to take away the.waste management services unless it

benefits both parties.State local government committee ~hairman

Ronnie Liu said the state had its reservationsand. felt that the federal government was notsincere in its move.

He said the Housing and Local GovernmentMinistry had been informed of the state'sstandonthe issue. .

"Currently, the policies are concurrent andthis means both the state and federal govern-

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Your favourite

char kuay teowmay be toxicBy LlM CHIA YINGchiaying@thestar.com.my

~ EN having YOIHfavouritechar kuay teow, do you ever

, think how the rice noodlesare made or processed or from whereit is sourced froni?

While the consumers rarely actu"ally ask such questions, it is certainlythe onus and responsibility of thefood stall operators to conduct checkson the sources or suppliers.

H.owever, this is not often the case,especially if they are small-timeoperators who' are only concernedabout purchasing the cheapest noo-dles from suppliers offering themcompetitive wholesale rates.

They are not interested in how thenoodles are processed. so long asthey can get it cheap.

Such an attitude is surely mostunfortunate an~unethical as thequality of the noodles is dependenton the hygienic conditions .in whichit is produced.

The recent case of an illegal andunhygien.ic kuay teow-making cot-tage industry at Seri Kembangan inSelangor raided by the Subang JayaMunicipal Cound.! (MPSJ) highlightsthe risk customers are exposed towhen consuming such tainted noo-dles.

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ry 'was making kuay teow in very which can cause toxicityin the food.dreadfulconditionandsupplyingthe. TheMPSJalsodiscoveredthat thenoodles to various hawker stalls and operator has no business licence.outlets in the KlangValley. The placewas sealed by the MPSj.

Last ]Neek, the MPSJ,acting on . A bigger case involvesa licensedpubliCcOrilplaints,raided the place food processing and supply factory,which was a house converted into a al,soill Seri KeITIbangan,which Sllp-noodle-making factory. pliesfroze!land Japanese food prod-

The .health enforcement officers ucts to a Wholelist of major hotels,found the place filthyand unhygien- hypermarkets and its chains, andic..with a broken ceiling,nextJo the also popular eating outlets in Klangrusty and old kuay teow makin,g, Valley. .machin.e and other, equipll!e.l1tt' On Tuesday> the factory was

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ordered to close under the Food Act1983 which provides for a maximum14"day closure order.

The order came after the Petalingdistrict health office conducted theinspection on the factory and foundcertain conditions and guidelineshad not been duly complied with.

MPSJ health officers and SelangorIslamic Religious Department Uais)officers .also took part in the opera-tion.

in fact, the factory had been closed

"Unknown contents: Bottles ohoy sauce a.ndbther products weJefound to be unlabelled a.tthe factory.

Checking It ou: Health officers prepare to enter the cold room at the. factory.

Selangor govttakes to the road to get fe~dbackBY ELAN PERUMAL

elan@thestar.com.my

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THEpublic will have a chance to airtheir grouses with the various localauthorities and the Selangor stategovernment during a series of road-shows that will be organised soon.

The sessions will be. chaired bystate local government committeechairman Ronnie Liu and will offeran open dialogue between the peo-ple, the local authorities and thestate government

Uu said all mayors, council presi-dents, department heads and coun-cillors would be present and thesessions would help assess the per-formance of the localauthorities.

"We are serious about improvingthe quality of the service offered by

the various local authorities andthese sessions will be a good forumto measure that quality," Uu said.

Uu said the sessions would be

held separately at the various localauthorities for half-a-day on Sundaysbeginning with the PetalingJaya CityCouncil on April 26.

He said the sessions had been

scheduled every Sunday until JUly 12at the Selayang Municipal Council.

"The sessions are going to be bigand we expect a lot of ratepayers toattend and give their views positively.

"The dates have been fixed but thevarious locarauthorities will have todecide on the suitable venues," hesaid

Besides examining the weakness-es of the local authorities. Uu saidthe roadshow was also expected to

highlight the problems faced by thepeople arid weak links between thegovernment and ratepayers.

'We will able to identify the weaklinks and take necessary action toensure that the public enjoy the bestservice," he said.

He also said the sessions wouldmake it difficult for anyone to sweepissues under the carpet, adding thatit would help the state governmentbetter understand the issues affect-

ing the public.Uu urged the public to visit the

website of their local authority tofind out more about the details of theroad shows.

The dates for the roadshows are: .. Peta\ing Jaya City Council (MBPJ)-April 26.Shah AIam City Council (MBSA) -

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May3. Subang Jaya Municipal Council(MPSJ)-May10.Klang Municipal Council (MPK) -May 17. Sabak Bemam District, Council(MDSB)'- May 24. Kuala Langat District Council(MDKL)-May31. Kuala Selangor District Council(MDKS)-June6.Hulu Selangor !}Istrict Council(MDHS) - June 14.Ki1iang Municipal Council (MPKj)-june 21.SePang District Council (MPSp)-June 28 ,. .. Atnpang Jaya MuniciPal Council(MPAJ)-July 5.SelayangMunicipai Council (MPS)-july 12

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food factories

on April 6 by the MPSj on the groundsthat conditions of certain areaswithin the premises were unhygien-ic.

The MPSj has found that the facto-ry's food processing kitchen <lndstorage area were dirty and unhy-gienic while the safety of its workerswas also not given due attention.

The MPSj order for maximum clo-sure is also 14 days, during which thefactol)i operator has to clean up theplace and improve on the variousaspects and then write in to thecouncil to ask for an ,inspection.

If the various health and hygienicrequirementS are found to be satis-factory and meet with the guide-lines, the factory will be allowed tooperate again. However, if they re0-pen without getting the council per-mission, the bylaw only allows for amaximum compound of Rlll!1,000.

The m~nager and worke~ wereoverheard telling the officers thatthey had taken supply'frornanol11et

supplierdowntown, ':,':' '

A jais officer comi!1ent~p'''that '

there was suspicion on Wtietlier theproducts were halal as there were nolabels on ingredients.

Althollgh the food processing areais said to haveirnproved, the officersfound one or two cockroaches scur"

rying near the utensil area whileoutside, a rat happened to dashdown from the ceiling.

Ihe workers who had previouslynot attended any food handlingcourse, however, had certificates toshow since fhe April 6 closure thatthey had IIndergone the course.

. "After calculating the scorecard,we graded them 46%, which is stillbelow the 50% mark required toopen fotbusiness," a Petaling district

The factory operat.or had writtenin for an inspection, but before itcould be conducted, officers, sus-pected that it had alreadybeen oper-ating although they had no concreteevidence.

Athree-hour thorough inspectionfourid that frozen products werestrewn over the floor inside the fr0-zen room area when they are sup-posed to be arranged on shelves.

Astrong smellhad emanated fromthe frozen room suggesting thatthere was foodalready past its expi-ry date. Theofficersevenfound somefood dating way.baCkto 2005.

Bottlesand bottles ofJapanese soysauce which were stacked insideboxes and paCketsof curry paste andbelacan inside freezers were alsoexamined, but they contained noproper labellingto denote the ingre-dients.

Bad state: Old and rusty equipment was being used to make the noodles.

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Petaling'ricthealth

fice putting upe closure,tice under the,odAct 1983.

KItChen finds: the factory's kitchen was said to be in a slightly betterstate than during the first inspection on April6.

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No order: Products were strewn all over the floor of the cold room atthe:factory.

health officer said.'We have advised the operator

that some of their workers need togo for vaccinations, utensils have tobe changed, products arranged prop-erly, the' expired goods need to bedestroyed, and thorough cleaninghas to be conducted," he said.

'This is one way of educating theoperator and we'll monitor the fac-tol)i operation jointly with the MPSjso that this order is not disobeyed. Ithink the factory staff understoodwhat we told them," the officer said.

MPSj health director Dr AbdulRahim Ahmad said he was very seri-ous about health and hygiene aspectsof food-related businesses as a slightnegligence by the operators can trig-ger a bout of food poisoning.

"We are getting the list from theoperator of their supply outlets andthe list may not exhaustive. Tests offood samples will be conducted atthe lab, and while not wanting tocreate an unnecessary panic situa-tion, we'll write to the various out-lets and their management about

this," Rahim said. .. "Although some hotels do conduct

their own auditing and healthinspections, there is no guarantee asto who does and who does not.Also. sorne could receive their stocksfrom middlemen who repackage theitems before. delivering them," hesaid.

"We hope to heighten the public'sawareness about their food con-sumption, and also hypermarkets oreating places to check up their sup-ply sources as they have a responsi-bility towards consumers, and con-sumers have the right to know,"Rahim said.

Rahim added that tip-offs fromthe public were also vel)i importantin helping the department carry outits duties.

Meanwhile, in a latest update, thePetaling district health officer saidthe frozen food factory has called theoffice up for re-inspection, sayingthat it had done what was required.but the officer said he was awaiting aletter from the operator.

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