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News Wrap-up: Contaminated lettuce found!

Oct 07, 2018

MOH suspends contaminated lettuce produce

The Health Ministry has confirmed that iceberg lettuce produced at a local farm has been contaminated.

Singapore has since suspended importing the produce, which contains high levels of pesticide.

Reports suggest that Singapore has also asked to launch an investigation against the implicated farm, which has not been named.

From 2017 till July this year, over 5,000 samples of fruits and vegetables were taken for analysis from local markets, and almost 100 of them contained pesticide residue exceeding the maximum limit.
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Baby among dead in Menora Tunnel accident

Police have identified the victims killed in an accident, near the Menora Tunnel along the North South Expressway.

Five members of a family were found dead, including a baby, whose remains were found underneath the others.

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Miri forms dog catching teams, in efforts to curb rabies

The Miri City Council has stepped up its efforts to curb the rabies outbreak in Sarawak, with a dog-catching programme.

It says the teams, each consisting of six personnel, will be tasked with catching stray dogs which have not been vaccinated.

Over 1,500 dogs had been caught in the city from July last year.