Wong Kit Cheng denounces food security protocol violations

Lawmaker Wong Kit Cheng has voiced her concerns over violations of food security policies and legislation. She not only recalled international food scandals that have had an impact in Macau, but also stressed that some products reaching local supermarket shelves are already out of date.
In a spoken enquiry delivered last week at the Legislative Assembly, Wong Kit Cheng called on the government to reinforce supervision and control measures in establishments providing food products. The legislator also suggested the authorities introduce higher penalties in case of offences.
Two different food scandals spread to Macau this year: one emerged after a Shanghai-based supplier provided what was believed to be rotten meat to different fast food chains across China, Hong Kong and Macau; while another scandal erupted last month when a Taiwanese company was found to be selling a mixture of recycled oil from kitchens and grease from leather factories and passing it off as normal oil.
Wong Kit Cheng urged the government to improve food security measures, tightening control on imports. The lawmaker claimed that there are products that have failed to be properly inspected and that still reach local supermarkets.
“Some residents say they frequently find unlabeled and out of date products in establishments selling frozen products,” she said, urging the authorities to launch a mechanism for citizens to file complaints and denounce violations of food security measures.