KOTA KINABALU: A company was fined RM8,500 by the Magistrate’s Court here for importing fresh grapes with excessive pesticide residue.
Magistrate Wan Farrah Farriza Wan Ghazali handed down the sentence on Phoenix Series (S) Sdn Bhd after its representative pleaded guilty.
The company was found to have brought in grapes containing 0.068 mg/kg of Chlorpyrifos, exceeding the permitted 0.01 mg/kg limit.
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});The offence was detected on Nov 7, 2024, at Kampung Darau, Jalan Tuaran Bypass.
A warrant of levy will be issued if the company fails to pay the fine.
