The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) will be suspending the licence of Fluid Sensations, the food stall at 2 Changi South Lane, #01-00 Flex, Singapore 486123, and Yunnan Teahouse, the food shop at Block 477 Tampines Street 43 , #01-152, Singapore 520477, under the Points Demerit System, separately.
The period of suspension for Fluid Sensations is two weeks from 02/02/2021 to 15/02/2021; and the period of suspension for Yunnan Teahouse is two weeks from 01/02/2021 to 14/02/2021, respectively.
2.1 For Fluid Sensations, the licensee has accumulated 12 demerit points over a 12-month period and fined a total of $800 for the following offences:
| No. | Offence | Demerit points |
| (1) | Failure to keep licensed premises free of cockroach infestation | |
| (2) | Failure to keep licensed premises free of cockroach infestation |
2.2 For Yunnan Teahouse, the licensee has accumulated 14 demerit points over a 12-month period and fined a total of $1000 for the following offences:
| No. | Offence | Demerit points |
| (1) | Failure to keep licensed premises clean | |
| (2) | Sale of food outside food establishment | |
| (3) | Failure to keep licensed premises free of cockroach infestation |
3 Based on track records, a licensee who accumulates 12 or more demerit points during a 12-month period may have his licence suspended for a period of either two or four weeks, or cancelled. All food handlers working in the suspended premises would also be required to re-attend and pass the Food Safety Course Level 1, before they can resume work as food handlers.
4 SFA takes a serious view of these offences and would like to remind food operators to observe good food and personal hygiene practices at all times, and to engage only registered food handlers. SFA will not hesitate to take firm action against anyone found to be in violation of the Environmental Public Health Act.
5 In the interest of maintaining a high standard of food hygiene at all eating establishments, we would also like to advise members of the public who come across poor hygiene practices in food establishments not to patronise such outlets and provide feedback via the online feedback form (www.sfa.gov.sg/feedback) or to call our SFA Contact Centre at 68052871 with details for our follow-up investigations.
