Sin Hin Frozen Food Pte Ltd fined $10,000 for labelling food products with misleading information and carrying out food processing activities at an unlicensed premises
Sin Hin Frozen Food Pte Ltd, was fined $10,000 by the Court today for labelling its seafood product with misleading information and carrying out food processing activities at an unlicensed premises.
On 6 June 2022, Singapore Food Agency (SFA) officers found Sin Hin Frozen Food Pte Ltd, a licensed cold store, engaging in illegal repacking of raw scallops at its premises located at Second Chin Bee Road.
These premises is not licensed for any food processing activities, including repacking. Officers also found that the repackaged scallops were affixed with labels with an expiry date and country of origin different from that on the original label. About 85kg of food products were seized.
Sin Hin Frozen Food Pte Ltd was found repacking raw scallops and relabelling the product
(Photo: SFA)
Illegal repacking of seafood at unlicensed facilities poses a food safety risk. All SFA-licensed premises must conduct activities within the licensed premises in accordance to the conditions of the licence.
Those who process food products in an unlicensed premises are 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 3 months, or to both.
Every packet of meat, fish, and seafood product must be labelled in the prescribed manner and must not be labelled with any information which is false, inaccurate, or misleading.
Offenders are liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or to both.
Members of the public who come across such illegal activities are advised not to patronise such establishments and provide feedback via our online feedback form (www.sfa.gov.sg/feedback) or to call our SFA Contact Centre at 6805 2871 with details for our follow-up investigations.
Issued by the Singapore Food Agency
19 April 2023