320 fined for health infractions
AT LEAST 320 fines ranging from $10 t0 $10,000 were handed out to food vendors by Ministry of Health (MoH) Sanitary inspector’s during the three days of patriotic parades November 3-5.
Some were lucky to get away with a verbal warning but those with expired or “dubious” health cards, without permits or guilty of improper food handling, or failed health standards were hit.There was one case of spoiled meat an another of expired “use-by” About 800 food stands were monitored by 300 inspectors.
Fines were imposed in five areas: Panama West (76), Panama West (40), San Miguelito (55), Metropolitan Health Region (93) and city of Colon (56).