Chilli samples contain pesticide


KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has confirmed that 21 chilli samples in the market do not comply with standards under the Food Act and Food Regulations 1985.

Its Food Safety and Quality Division had been monitoring imported chillies at the border and local markets, said Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

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