SINGAPORE – Food and red wine wholesaler Ferrari Food+Wine was fined $30,000 on Wednesday for numerous offenses, consisting of the unlawful import of 175kg of meat items and tampering of date mark of pre-packed food.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a declaration on Wednesday that the wholesaler had actually been discovered flouting the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act and Food Regulations on a number of celebrations.
In April 2020, SFA officers, upon assessment, discovered about 175kg of Italian meat items without a legitimate import license at the business’s facilities.
During another assessment in December 2020, SFA officers discovered that the business had actually tampered the date mark on 25 various pre-packed foodstuff such as olive oil, jam and canned food.
It had actually likewise processed about 212kg of raw meat, seafood and processed foodstuff without a legitimate processing establishment licence, said SFA.
In addition, the business breached licensing conditions by saving 1,157kg of family pet food in the cold store that is accredited to store just food for human usage.
The business was directed to stop processing meat and processed foodstuff. All unlawful foodstuff had actually been taken by SFA.
SFA advised that food imports need to fulfill the firm’s requirements. Only certified importers are enabled to import food, and every consignment needs to be stated and accompanied by a legitimate import license, it included.
“Illegally imported food products are of unknown sources and pose a food safety risk,” said SFA.
Offenders who unlawfully import meat or fish items can be imprisoned as much as 2 years or fined as much as $50,000, or both. Those who unlawfully import processed food can be fined as much as $1,000.
SFA likewise said all food operators need to obtain legitimate food business licences to provide food to other businesses.
Those who process foodstuff in an unlicensed property can be fined as much as $5,000. Repeat transgressors can be imprisoned as much as 3 months or fined as much as $10,000, or both.
Those who damage any date mark on any pre-packed food or offer any pre-packed food without an expiration date mark can be fined as much as $1,000. Repeat transgressors can be fined as much as $2,000.
