KOTA KINABALU: Nearly RM2mil worth of frozen food has been seized by the General Operations Force (GOF) after expired or spoiled items were found among goods stored on the premises.
Sabah GOF Commander Datuk Abdul Rani Alias said several hundred boxes were seized and two employees, aged 22 and 44, arrested at the storage site on Jalan Makat here at about noon on Wednesday (April 23).
Cmdr Abdul Rani said the raid under Ops Taring Chiller was carried out after public information and intelligence gathering on business activities at the location that were in breach of the Food Act 1983.
The GOF Battalion 16 Intelligence Task Force team inspected the premises and found that frozen food in the store was mixed with expired and spoiled frozen food, he said on Friday (April 25).
Among the items seized were beef, chicken thighs, potatoes, mutton, and nuggets.
He said 560kg of frozen food on eight pallets was found to be damaged, spoiled, or expired.
“The total value of the seizure is RM1,932,253, including the freezer,” he added.
He said the operations team handed over both suspects and the frozen food seized to the Kota Kinabalu Health Office enforcement division for further action.
The case is being investigated under the Food Act and Regulation 38 of the Food Hygiene Regulations 2009.
