Seized eggs are genuine

Seized eggs are genuine

A test conducted by the state Veterinary Department on 270 eggs seized from the Pulau Tikus market has found them to be genuine.

State Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Commit­tee chairman Phee Boon Poh said, however, he was still waiting for a second opinion from the Health Ministry.

“The ministry, which seized another 108 eggs from the market, is expected to reveal its findings.

“Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai is expected to hold a press conference on Monday,” he said here yesterday.

The eggs, which were carted away by the authorities on Thursday, were sent for analysis at the state Veterinary Department and the ministry’s Chemistry Department in Petaling Jaya.

The eggs were seized following complaints by a housewife and the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) that fake eggs were being sold at the market.

Thanking CAP for highlighting the issue, Phee said the Penang Consumer Watch Group in all the 40 state constituencies were also on the lookout for fake eggs.

“They will alert us if they come across anything suspicious. The public can also lodge an official complaint with us so that we can take action,” he said.

In Ipoh, Deputy Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Tan Lian Hoe said those who suspected that they had bought fake eggs should immediately notify the ministry for it to investigate.

“There are millions of eggs in the market and it is impossible for us to seize them all,” she told reporters after a dialogue with the Perak Sundry Shops Guild.

She said ministry enforcement officers had been directed to monitor all those selling eggs.

In Kota Kinabalu, state Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Azizah Mohd Dun said the state was keeping a close watch on the possibility of fake eggs surfacing in the local market.

~News courtesy of The Star~