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Call for higher fines over use of boric acid
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New Straits Times
07-11-2006
Call for higher fines over use of boric acid
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
KUALA KANGSAR: Errant noodle manufacturers have continued using boric acid in their products as the low fines imposed have failed to act as a deterrent.
To check this, the Health Ministry has been urged to implore the court to impose the maximum penalty permissible under the Food Act 1983.
Under the Act, those found guilty of using the banned substance as a food preservative can be fined up to RM20,000 and jailed two years.
Noodle manufacturer Wong Yoke Fat said those guilty were only fined ...
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