Century-old ‘fu chok’ factory closed

Sauce shop: Enforcement officers checking a soy sauce factory at Mount Erskine. The factory passed inspection and was cleared to continue operations by the Health Department.

GEORGE TOWN: A fu chok (bean curd sheets) factory in Tanjung Bungah, which is believed to be about 100 years old, was among five premises ordered to close by the state Health Department for violating hygiene and health guidelines.

The other four premises were another fu chok factory in the same area, an Indian sweetmeat factory in Teluk Kumbar, a soy sauce factory in Butterworth and a biscuit factory in Simpang Ampat.