A market-goer buying chicken from a stall at Bukit Gedung market in Bayan Lepas. — Filepic
THE policy where chicken traders have to keep their dressed birds in chillers at their stalls is meant to maintain freshness.
In a statement, the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) said with temperature set between 0°C and 4°C, it could prevent bacterial breeding and maintain the freshness of chickens.
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A market-goer buying chicken from a stall at Bukit Gedung market in Bayan Lepas. — Filepic
An officer from MBPP Licensing Department inspecting a chiller box at a sundry shop in Magazine Road. — Filepic
A trader preparing dressed chicken at his stall in Chowrasta market in George Town. — Filepic
The council should build slaughterhouses at all districts instead, says Azizur.
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