Fromage fraud: Maqis seizes 4,800kg of cheese powder without import permit

BUTTERWORTH: Malaysian Quarantine and Inspection Services (Maqis) has foiled attempts to bring in nearly five tonnes of cheese powder worth RM140,000 from Denmark without a valid import permit.

Penang Maqis director Muhammad Ikram Abd Talib said in a statement on Monday (Aug 21) that they stopped the entry of the cheese powder from Denmark at the Butterworth Deep Water Wharves here on Saturday (Aug 19).