KUALA PERLIS: The deaths of two young boys after eating poisoned snacks in Kulim, Kedah serves as a wake-up call for the Health Ministry (MOH) to tigh...
The deaths of two young boys after eating poisoned snacks in Kulim, Kedah serves as a wake-up call for the Health Ministry to tighten standard operating procedures on the use and sales of such poisons.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the incident serves as a reminder for the ministry, especially the enforcement to pay attention to the dangers of poisons to humans due to its high toxicity that can lead to death. “...with such an incident, it reminds us, especially enforcement of the regulations in terms of SOP... a wake-up call that reminds us of the need to tighten regulations and SOPs in terms of use and sales ,” he told reporters after a walkabout at the Seafood Complex here tonight.
Meanwhile, Dr Dzulkefly said 122 operations were conducted in Perlis from January to June under Regulation 11 of the Control of Tobacco Product Regulations 2004, with 1,503 notices for offences issued.
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