Company fined for producing chwee kueh, carrot cakes at unlicensed premises

SINGAPORE: A company was fined S$2,500 on Wednesday after being caught producing chwee kueh and carrot cakes at unlicensed premises.

Low Meng Kee Food was previously licensed to carry out “food manufacturing activities” at its premises until April 2019, when it ceased operations to undergo major renovation works, said the Singapore Food Agency .In July last year, SFA officers conducted a “surprise inspection” at the newly renovated premises and found that the company was producing chwee kueh and carrot cake, although it had not obtained a licence from SFA.

About 3,880 pieces of chwee kueh made at the unlicensed premises were seized by officers, while carrot cakes that were distributed were “immediately recalled” by the company.“Illegal production of food products at unlicensed facilities poses a food safety risk,” said SFA. All food manufacturing facilities in Singapore must be licensed and are required to meet SFA’s requirements. These establishments are routinely inspected, added the agency.

Those who illegally manufacture food products can be fined up to S$5,000. Repeat offenders can be jailed for up to three months, fined up to S$10,000, or both.

SFA really should rethink how it fine these offenders. It is basically encouraging them to produce food product in unhygienic place with these amount of fine.

$2500 is cheap...really. 1 week profit maybe.

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