Singapore News - A local company was on Friday fined $25,000 after it was found to have manufactured face masks without a valid licence and in unhygienic conditions. Kinetics Empire, previously known as Vision Empire International, pleaded guilty to three charges, including falsely. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Illegally manufactured in unhygienic environment
According to a press release by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) on June 11, the facility was suspected to be manufacturing surgical masks without a license from HSA.
It is owned by Vision Empire International Pte Ltd, and is the first time a company has been suspected of illegally manufacturing surgical masks in Singapore. Photo via HSA Photo via HSA
Local surgical mask manufacturing facilities are required to be licensed by HSA, and their facilities subject to virtual inspections and desktop audits to ensure reasonable standards of manufacturing quality.
HSA said that masks were observed to be manufactured in an unhygienic and makeshift environment and placed in carton boxes left out in the open.