In a news release, the Singapore Food Agency said that one of the companies - ILTM Tampines - had been operating an unlicensed meat processing establishment.In November 2019, SFA officers found that ILTM Tampines had been conducting processing activities involving the thawing and marinating of chicken meat in premises that were not licensed as a meat processing establishment.
But ILTM Tampines disposed of the sealed meat before investigations were completed, despite being instructed not to do so without SFA’s approval. In March 2020, SFA officers seized about 147kg of assorted sliced beef cuts after discovering that Cent to Dollar had been storing meat products in multiple chest freezers in premises that were not licensed as a cold store.
A total of 147kg of sliced beef cuts were detected and seized from Cent to Dollar by officers from the Singapore Food Agency.