{"id":1169,"date":"2019-07-22T07:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-07-21T23:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgtaste.sg\/?p=1169"},"modified":"2019-07-22T07:43:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T23:43:12","slug":"downgrading-of-food-caterer-kates-catering-due-to-food-poisoning-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/22\/downgrading-of-food-caterer-kates-catering-due-to-food-poisoning-incident\/","title":{"rendered":"Downgrading of Food Caterer \u201cKate\u2019s Catering\u201d due to Food Poisoning Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>259 persons were reported having gastroenteritis symptoms after consuming food provided by \u201c<strong><em>Kate\u2019s Catering<\/em><\/strong>\u201d located at <em>171 Kampong Ampat, #04-04, KA Foodlink, Singapore 368330<\/em> between <em>19 and 25 March 2019<\/em>. 33 cases were hospitalised and have since been discharged, and all have recovered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img src=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image-49-1024x885.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1170\"\/><figcaption>Source: http:\/\/www.katescatering.com.sg\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A joint inspection by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore Food Agency (SFA)\u00a0was conducted at <em><strong>Kate\u2019s Catering Pte Ltd<\/strong><\/em><strong> <\/strong>on 22 March 2019 and 26 March 2019. Several hygiene lapses were also identified during the inspections, including improper thawing of food, and poor food handling and preparation practices of the food handlers. SFA will take enforcement action for the lapses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The licence of Kate\u2019s Catering was suspended on 26 March 2019 and the suspension was subsequently lifted on 17 May 2019 after Kate\u2019s Catering rectified the lapses and put in proper measures to enhance their food preparation processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"388\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-292.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-292.png 388w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/image-292-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><figcaption>Source: SFA &#8211; Singapore Food Agency<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Following investigations, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has adjusted the food caterer\u2019s food hygiene grade to \u201c<strong>C<\/strong>\u201d with effect from 19 July 2019, to be reviewed in 12 months, and will keep the premises under surveillance meanwhile. Food operators are reminded to adhere to good food hygiene and safety processes. Infection prevention practices such as the washing of hands before handling food can greatly reduce the incidence of gastroenteritis when adopted by all key stakeholders, including the industry and public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the public can view the revised grade after 12 months at this link:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfa.gov.sg\/tools-and-resources\/track-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.sfa.gov.sg\/tools-and-resources\/track-records<\/a>&nbsp;under the \u201cSearch Track Records of Licensed Food Establishments\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The information provided on this website should not be used as basis for any legal proceedings. Neither SFA nor any of its employee involved in the supply of the above information shall be liable for any loss or damage suffered by any member of the public by reason of any error or omission of whatever nature appearing therein or however caused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>259 persons were reported having gastroenteritis symptoms after consuming food provided by \u201cKate\u2019s Catering\u201d located at 171 Kampong Ampat, #04-04, KA Foodlink, Singapore 368330 between 19 and 25 March 2019. 33 cases were hospitalised and have since been discharged, and all have recovered. A joint inspection by the Ministry of Health (MOH) and the Singapore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[74,55],"tags":[80,78],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1171,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169\/revisions\/1171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}