Had any tau kwa with your “kin chye” (Chinese celery) or bean sprouts lately?
Or maybe you’ve bought some from the wet market but haven’t used them in your cooking yet?
Well, if you happened to have any tau kwa from a local food manufacturer, Seng Huat Bean Curd Pte Ltd, you might want to dump the stuff straight into the bin.
And if you’ve already eaten them, well, better prepare some hydration salts and pimp up your toilet for comfort because it’s going to be a wild ride!
Even if the food itself didn’t make you sick (yet), what the officers from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) found at the tau kwa manufacturing site might just do the trick.
Pest Infestation Led to the Suspension of Local Bean Curd Company and A Recall of Its Products
During a surprise inspection last Thursday, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) found that the premises where local food manufacturer, Seng Huat Bean Curd Pte Ltd, produces their products to be incredibly unsanitary.
They found cockroaches and drain flies throughout the place during their inspection.
There’s even a dead rodent in the mix.
Located at #04-02/03 along 15 Jalan Tepong at Jurong Food Hub, the premises were also poorly maintained, according to the SFA.
As a result, the SFA is ordering the food manufacturer to suspend its operations until further notice.
The company is asked to take all the necessary measures to improve the cleanliness of its premises.
Seng Huat’s tau kwa that was supplied to various wet markets around Singapore on 29 July 2021 was also recalled as a precautionary measure.
You can check out the wet market they supplied to here.
Of course, if the company is thinking of putting the blame squarely on their staff, well, it won’t work out for the employers either.
This is because, according to the SFA, food operators have to make sure their staff is sufficiently and properly trained on food safety measures.
SFA added that food operators that violated any food safety and hygiene regulations can face up to S$10,000 in fines or a year’s worth of prison time.
They also asked members of the public to report food establishments that do not practice proper hygiene measures by submitting all necessary details via the online form on SFA’s website here.
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