Increase fines for filthy food outlets, urges CAP

A enforcement officer checking the refrigerator of a dim sum restaurant in Penang. - Filepic

THE state government should increase penalties on dirty food factories and eateries, said the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP).

Its president Mohideen Abdul Kader urged the Penang Island City Council and Seberang Prai City Council to consider increasing the fine to “not more than RM15,000”.