H&Z Mart Pte Ltd, an online retailer, was fined $10,000 by the Court today for the operation of an unlicenced cold store.
Its sole director, Ross Lee Jun Jie, was also fined $10,000 for failing to exercise due diligence to prevent the offence from being committed.
Background
In November 2020, officers from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) found that H&Z Mart Pte Ltd had been storing approximately 2630kg of meat and seafood products (e.g. pork, beef, fish, prawn) in several unlicensed cold rooms.
The products were seized by SFA.
If found to be possessing any meat or seafood products which has been kept in unlicenced cold stores for the purpose of selling or supplying, offenders shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 and/or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years.
Source: SFA