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SINGAPORE: Catering company Chilli Api was ordered to suspend operations from Sunday (March 14) after 82 people fell ill with symptoms of gastroenteritis.
Fourteen of them have been hospitalized and are in stable condition, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a press release.
Those who became ill had consumed food prepared by Chilli Api Catering, located at Shimei East Kitchen in Bedok North, between March 10 and 12.
“In view of the ongoing transmission suspicion, SFA has issued an order to suspend the commercial food operations of Chilli Api Catering Pte Ltd with effect from March 14, 2021, until further notice,” authorities said.
All food handlers working in the facility must re-attend and pass the Food Safety Level 1 course and test negative for foodborne pathogens before they can resume their work as food handlers.
Designated food hygiene officers working at the facility must also re-attend and pass the Food and Beverage Hygiene Audit of Workforce Qualifications course before they can resume their work as facility hygiene officers. food.
The licensee must also clean and disinfect the premises, including equipment and utensils.
In 2019, Chilli Api lowered its food hygiene grade to C after 24 Jurong Polyclinic employees who consumed the food developed symptoms of gastroenteritis.
The SFA reminded food operators to respect good food and personal hygiene practices at all times, and said it “will not hesitate to take strong action against anyone who violates the Environmental Public Health Act.”
“In the interest of maintaining a high standard of food hygiene in all food establishments, we would also like to advise members of the public who encounter poor hygiene practices in food establishments that do not frequent such outlets. , but inform the SFA, “said the authorities.
