Swee Leong Eggs Distributor and partner fined for failing to arrange for inspection of imported eggs

          Swee Leong Eggs Distributor, an egg importer, was fined $2,500 by the Court today for the failure to arrange for inspection, examination, and certification by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for imported consignments of eggs from Malaysia. The company’s partner Poh Eng Chiew was also fined $2,500 for failing to prevent the offence from being committed.

2          In May 2024, Swee Leong Eggs Distributor had imported a consignment of eggs from Malaysia and had repeatedly failed to arrange for SFA to inspect, examine and certify the consignment before selling the products.

3          In Singapore, upon import of eggs, importers must arrange for these products to be inspected, examined, and certified by an authorised examiner before it is sold, distributed or exported. Eggs which are found to be unfit for human consumption will be seized and disposed.

4          Offenders who fail to arrange for the eggs to be inspected, examined, and certified by an authorised examiner before it is sold or distributed, shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both.