The first company Honesty Fruit and Vegetables Wholesaler was fined $5,000. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Two food importers and their directors were fined a total of $22,000 on Wednesday for illegally importing fresh and processed food for sale.
The offence came to light on June 8, 2022 when a truck carrying the produce consigned to the company was stopped and referred for checks at Woodlands Checkpoint during an operation by the Singapore Food Agency and the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority .The importer’s director Wong Chiew Fong was fined $5,000 for failing to prevent the offence from being committed.
The offence was discovered on Oct 13, 2022, when a truck was stopped and referred for the same checks as the previous case.The company had previously been prosecuted for the illegal import of processed produce.SFA and ICA said: “Fruits and vegetables can only be imported by licensed importers, and every consignment must be declared and accompanied with a valid import permit.
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