SRI AMAN: A manufacturer and supplier of canned cockles in soy sauce has been fined RM10,000 or two months’ jail in default by the Sessions Court here after the product was found to be contaminated with cadmium.
Judge Shahrizat Ismail sentenced Selangor-based Ma Bo Food Industries Sdn Bhd after taking into consideration public interest, the seriousness of the offence and the health effects of cadmium on those who consumed the product.
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