Lawmakers have called for tighter inspections of imported pigs as it emerged that fewer urine samples are collected from mainland pigs than from local pigs.
The call comes after the outbreak of the tainted pork scandal in August last year, when a batch of 40
pigs with illegal food additives were sent to retailers across the city.
Helena Wong Pik-wan, chairwoman of the Legislative Council’s food safety panel, said the current mechanism of testing one in every 10 local pigs but just two...
↧