Meanwhile, he said, the service had found 16,000 violations in the last four years alone.

The monitor also found violations in 1988 and 1989, the only other years for which data are available.

The inspector found violations at the site and stopped work for two days.

They accepted 322, he said, and found violations in the rest, 109 of which did not have enough information on the labels.

To close an establishment, he said, the police must find violations on six occasions.

He quickly found seven violations, each punishable by a fine of up to $10,000.

The investigation found 8,064 violations at the firm, which then dismissed five partners.

The report found "blatant violations of the law" by officials and state institutions.

By contrast, state inspectors found 828 violations during their examination of the university.

The inspectors found 200 violations of Federal law and regulations but missed 181 others, the study said.