Nestle fined RM90,000 for excessive industrial effluent discharge

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 24 Dec 2020 4:05PM · 2 Comments

NESTLE Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd was fined RM90,000 by the Shah Alam Sessions Court today on two counts of releasing industrial effluent in excess of the acceptable limit.

Judge Rofiah Mohamad meted out the fine after the company,  represented by its Nestle Manufacturing Safety and Health manager, K. Arunan, 47, changed his plea to guilty to both charges.

When meting out the fine, Rofiah said she took into account environmental pollution is serious and concerns public interest.

On the first count, the company was charged under Regulation 11(1)(b) of the Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations 2009 with releasing five types of industrial effluent containing biochemical oxygen demand requirements exceeding the standard limit into inland waters.

The second was for releasing concentrated chemical oxygen demand requirements in excess of the standard limits into inland waters.

The offences were committed at its premises at Jalan Playar 15/1, Section 15 Shah Alam on May 21, 2019 between 10.10am and 1pm.

The company was fined RM50,000 on the first count and RM40,000 on the second count.

Selangor Department of Environment’s prosecuting officer Nor Faizura Mohd Ali prosecuted, while Nestle Manufacturing was represented by J. Rao. – Bernama, December 24, 2020.

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  • Obviously Nestle standard of operating have gone down the drain.. I always thought Nestle is the gold standard for best practices

    Posted 5 years ago by YUSHRI ZAINUDIN · Reply

  • Is Nestle Malaysia a subsidiary of the Swiss Nestle? If so the Swiss narrowly rejected a strict law to bind all a Swiss companies of a multinational status with suppliers and foreign subsidiaries to complain either with strict Swiss environmental standards. However a less strict one was passed. This make provision for protection against contraventions abroad which are contrary to Swiss laws. But if Nestle Malaysia is wholly owned by Malaysians and has no link to the Swiss entity, then there is no recourse for local companies of the same name.

    Posted 5 years ago by Malaysia New hope · Reply