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SINGAPORE – A meat processing company in Singapore was found to have a widespread infestation of cockroaches in its processing and storage rooms.
Fuyen Food was fined $ 15,000 in court on Wednesday (October 21) for poor maintenance of its facilities and improper food storage.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Wednesday that it had conducted a routine inspection of the company’s facilities last November and had found multiple hygiene failures.
The company’s facilities were in poor condition and had poor thawing and storage practices.
“In the interest of public health, the implicated cooked foods were discarded on the spot,” the SFA said.
Last year, the agency also suspended Fuyen Food’s operating license for 13 days between November 28 and December 10.
Only after the company corrected the failures and took steps to improve the cleanliness of its facilities was the suspension lifted.
The SFA said that food safety is a joint responsibility of government, industry and consumers, as food can become contaminated anywhere in the food chain.
The agency added that food operators must ensure their facilities are clean and well-maintained and that staff are adequately trained in proper food safety management.
SFA will take enforcement action against those who do not adhere to regulations or do not comply with food safety and hygiene requirements.
For each crime, offenders can be fined up to $ 10,000, jailed for up to 12 months, or both.
Members of the public are advised to encounter poor hygiene practices in food establishments that do not frequent them.
They can provide feedback through SFA’s online feedback form at www.sfa.gov.sg/feedback or call their contact center at 6805-2871 with details for follow-up investigations.
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