Salted egg yolk dishes have been all the rage lately.
You can find it in buns, rice dishes, and even an Iced Milo at the coffee shop.
Reader: What? No milo has egg in it, salted or not.
Oh… I guess I have a complaint to make then.
As you know, most of the eggs we buy from the supermarkets are imported from abroad. But it appears that salted egg yolk itself is also imported here, and some companies are even willing to do it without the proper permits.
Company Fined for Importing Illegal Frozen Oyster Meat & Salted Duck Egg Yolk to S’pore
Food imported Sigma Food was fined S$28,000 yesterday (14 July) for illegally bringing in frozen oyster meat and salted duck egg yolk from Malaysia.
After receiving a tip, officers from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) inspected its cold store in Dec 2019 and found 42 cartons of undeclared frozen oyster meat.
They also found another 8kg of frozen oyster meat at its retail shop.
Further investigations by the SFA revealed that they had brought in a total of four shipments of undeclared frozen oyster meat from Malaysia from Oct to Nov 2019 and 90 kg of frozen salted duck egg yolk from Malaysia for sale without a valid licence.
All illegal imports were subsequently seized.
In total, 612.5kg of frozen oyster meat and 90kg of frozen salted duck egg yolk were imported into Singapore illegally.
SFA: Undeclared Food Poses Health Risk
In a Facebook post, SFA said illegally imported food products are of unknown sources and pose a food safety risk.
“Eggs and their products can only be imported from accredited sources in approved countries that comply with our food safety standards and requirements,” it added.
“Food imports can only be imported by licensed importers, and every consignment must be declared and accompanied with a valid import permit.”
Fined For Illegally Importing Fresh Vegetables
In May this year, another importer was fined S$3,500 for illegally importing fresh vegetables for sale.
Last Aug, SFA officers found 250kg of undeclared spinach in the consignments imported from Malaysia by Pang Hoi, the licensee of Pang Hoi Vegetables and Fruits Traders.
At the time, SAF said that illegally imported food products that are of unknown sources and pose a food safety risk will be seized and destroyed.
“Imported food are subjected to SFA’s inspection and surveillance programme, which is based on scientific risk assessment,” the agency said.
Illegal imports of food products carry varying penalties:
- Up to S$10,000 fine or 3 years’ jail for fresh fruits and vegetables
- Up to S$10,000 or 1 year in jail for egg products
- Up to S$50,000 or two years’ jail for seafood products
Featured Image: Kaleidoscope85/ shutterstock.com ; Facebook (Singapore Food Agency (SFA))
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