A WOMAN who turned her home kitchen in Klang, Selangor, into a commercial bakery has been ordered to cease operations for breaching local by-laws and food safety regulations.
Klang Royal City Council (MBDK) also gave a verbal warning after verifying complaints about the business operating from a double-storey terrace house.
MBDK corporate communications director Norfiza Mahfiz said residential premises were prohibited from operating commercial food businesses without approval.
“The operator has been told to stop immediately and relocate the business to proper commercial premises,” she said, adding that four officers from the Licensing and Enforcement Department conducted the checks, with action taken under MBDK’s Uniform Building By-laws 1984.
Norfiza said MBDK also advised the operator to register the business with the city council as well as obtain food handler certification and mandatory typhoid vaccination before resuming operation.
She warned that food outlets must comply with all food safety regulations, including proper sanitisation, storage and handling, to prevent food-borne illnesses.
MBDK councillor Mohd Rayme Abdul Rahman said the operator had since moved to a nearby shoplot.
In a separate enforcement operation at a mall, MBDK issued compounds amounting to RM7,000 for various offences.
Four traders were found operating without 2026 business and advertising licences.
Action was taken under MBDK’s Trade, Business and Industry Licensing By-law 2007, Food Establishment Licensing By-law 2007 and Advertisement By-law 2007.
