786 Spices Pte Ltd fined $2,000 for operating a non-retail food business without a licence

             786 Spices Pte Ltd was fined $2,000 by the Court today for processing and supplying meat, fish, and vegetable products at an unlicensed premises.

2            On 21 August 2024, Singapore Food Agency (SFA) officers inspected the company’s premises at 20 Neythal Road and found the processing of meat, fish, and vegetable products within the premises for supply to a food stall. The company is not licensed to conduct any food processing activities or supply food. More than 800kg of food products were seized, including processed vegetables and frozen seafood.  

3          Illegal food processing and supply of food from unlicensed facilities pose a food safety risk. In Singapore, all food processing establishments must be licensed and are required to meet SFA’s requirements and food safety standards. These licensed establishments are also routinely inspected by SFA. Offenders who illegally process and supply food products shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $10,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, or both.