Maqis deputy director-general Dr Azhari Sharidan Abu Bakar showing the tins of luncheon meat at a press conference held at the Maqis office in Bayan Lepas.
GEORGE TOWN: Pork meat labelled as fish in tins from China were seized by the Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) before they could hit the shelves here.
Maqis deputy director-general Dr Azhari Sharidan Abu Bakar said they managed to foil an attempt to bring in a container with 864 boxes (20,736 tins) of "Canned Meining Fish Luncheon Meat" at the North Butterworth Container Terminal (NBCT) here.
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