Singapore News - Popular Thai cafe Tuk Tuk Cha in Jurong West will have its licence suspended for two weeks until April 15 after it was found infested with cockroaches, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on April 2. The halal eatery at Jurong Point had accumulated 12 demerit points within. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Three companies and a director of one of them were fined on March 27 for food safety lapses, including improper thawing of meat and operating an unlicensed cold store. One of the companies, LPH catering – whose sole proprietor is Lee Peng Hwa – was fined $12,000. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A man was fined $30,000 on Feb 21 for importing meat products from Thailand without a valid import licence. Ekachai Yasaeng illegally imported about two tonnes of meat products into Singapore for sale, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on Feb 21. During a check. Read more at www.tnp.sg
World News - A 35-year-old construction worker was seen in a viral video shoving pickled ginger from a common-use container into his mouth at a Yoshinoya store in Osaka. He thought it would be funny and would gain him even more online followers. But a court ruled otherwise and on Feb 15. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has issued a recall on two cured meat products sold here for suspected salmonella contamination. The affected products, made in the United States, are Beretta Antipasto (6 oz) and Beretta Coppa (4 oz) and have respective expiry dates of April. Read more at www.tnp.sg