A BURGER patty processing factory in Kampung Jawa, Klang, Selangor, was ordered to close for operating illegally.
Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) Corporate Communications Department director Norfiza Mahfiz said aside from not having a business licence, investigations also revealed that the factory had hired foreigners.
She said the business owner had recruited Indonesians and Bangladeshi workers who were not approved to work in the food industry.
The factory was ordered to cease operation immediately under MBDK’s Trade, Business and Industry Licensing By-laws 2007, and slapped with a RM1,000 fine.
Norfiza said officers from MBDK’s Licensing, Health and Enforcement departments carried out a joint operation on the factory following some noise complaints.
“Our Licensing Department team advised the factory’s owner to apply for a business licence and to move to an industrial area, if he wishes to resume his business,” she said.
Meanwhile, during a separate operation, MBDK shut down an illegal makeshift forklift repair workshop located in a residential area following complaints of noise pollution.
The unlicensed workshop in Jalan Belimbing, Pandamaran, was also issued a RM1,000 fine.
“The workshop was found carrying out repairs and storing forklifts without a valid business licence,” she said.
“Residents were also impacted by the loud noise from the workshop and were worried that the illegal activity would affect their well-being,” Norfiza said.
The joint operation involved officers from MBDK’s Licensing and Enforcement departments, she added.
