One morning, health officers arrived at Sedap Hut Restaurant. Haider, the owner was present. They showed Haider their authorization cards and proceeded to inspect the kitchen, utensils, the refrigerators, raw foodstuff, as well as cooked food. They claimed that several customers who had eaten at the restaurant had suffered poisoning. They took food samples and insisted on taking a meat grinder with them. They asked the employees various questions without Haider's permission. From the investigation, the employee namely Mak Cik Kiah has no certificate of food handler training, and the other one Bik Santi, an Indonesian has no proof that she has been vaccinated. The health officers said that the restaurant would be fined and closed temporarily.
Instruction:
Critically examine the following questions with the aid of the Food Act 1983, the Food Regulations, and decided cases that you have learned (if any):-
(i) Were the officers entitled to question the employees. [2 marks]
The position of two workers Mak Cik Kiah and Bik Santi under the law. [4 marks]
(iii) A report issued by the Chemistry Department of the Ministry of Health revealed that the food samples taken contained rats' feces. Examine the legal position of Haider in this situation. [4 marks]