Importer fined $11,000 for illegally bringing in 5,450kg of processed food items

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An importer of food products, Tian Cai Import & Export, was fined $11,000 for illegally importing around 5,450kg worth of assorted processed food products. Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said in a statement on Monday evening (Jan 24) that its sole director, Ding Changdeng,...

An importer of food products, Tian Cai Import & Export, was fined $11,000 for illegally importing around 5,450kg worth of assorted processed food products.

Singapore Food Agency said in a statement on Monday evening that its sole director, Ding Changdeng, was also fined $8,000 for failing to exercise due diligence to prevent the offence from being committed. Officers from SFA detected approximately 5,000kg of processed vegetables and 450kg of chicken seasoning powder with meat content in the consignments imported from China by Tian Cai Import & Export on Aug 3, 2020."Food can only be imported by licensed importers, and every consignment must be declared and accompanied with a valid import permit. Illegally imported food products are of unknown sources and poses food safety risk," said SFA.

 

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