Wait 10 days before eating eggs Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Consumers will have to wait another 10 days before they know if it is safe to consume eggs sold in the market.
The Veterinary Services Department collected samples from eight poultry farms in Jeram, Selangor for tests in response to Singapore’s rejection of eggs from the farms.
Agriculture and Food Industries Deputy Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah told
theSun that samples of the eggs are now at the department’s laboratory in Salak Tinggi.
“We can expect to see some results in seven to 10 days.”
The Singapore Food Agency announced last Friday that it had instructed importers to recall eggs from the Lay Hong Bhd layer farm in Jeram after detecting Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in the eggs.
THE licence renewal process for hawkers and petty traders at Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is under control and follows the standard operating procedures to minimise risks of Covid-19 infection.
Beginning last year, DBKL made it compulsory for licence holders to renew in person at its headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut.
Renewal cannot be done online and runners or representatives are not allowed to act on behalf of the licence holder, to avoid cases of fraud.
Hawkers and petty traders queuing outside Menara DBKL to get their number, which is limited to 100 per day for licence renewal. Photo courtesy of Federal Hawker and Petty Traders Association of MalaysiaHowever, there have been complaints that the process was not suitable during the movement control order period.
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Petaling Street is moving online this Chinese New Year to Shopee in order to adapt to the on-going MCO 2.0. Sadly but unsurprisingly, its traders were reported experiencing losses of up to 95% due to the ongoing restrictions on movement and economic activities. This collaboration with Shopee – called “Petaling Street Goes Ong-Line” – is aimed at enabling participating traders to market and sell their products nationwide.
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Ang Say Tee, chairman of the Kuala Lumpur Hawkers and Petty Traders Association, pleaded with Malaysians to help the struggling Petaling Street traders.
He said, “The colourful and bustling Petaling Street is now completely empty as MCO 2.0 has restricted customers to visit our stores. Our members now have an oversupply of Chinese New Year paraphernalia, OX-related clothing and so much more.”
Wednesday, 03 Feb 2021 09:39 AM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
With the extension also spanning the Chinese New Year festival on February 12 and 13, businesses expressed fear that this phase of the MCO could be the straw that breaks the camel s back. Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 The government’s extension of the movement control order (MCO) to February 18 without new strategies to combat Covid-19 has led to open questions about its capability to steer the country out of the pandemic safely.
Disquiet about the effectiveness of the MCO already existed prior to yesterday’s extension, bolstered by the government’s permission for an assortment of business sectors to remain open and the continued rise in new Covid-19 cases locally.