{"id":3038,"date":"2023-03-12T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/?p=3038"},"modified":"2023-03-28T03:47:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T19:47:44","slug":"suspension-of-unlicensed-stalls-at-hari-raya-mega-sale-2023-at-singapore-expo-hall-5a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/12\/suspension-of-unlicensed-stalls-at-hari-raya-mega-sale-2023-at-singapore-expo-hall-5a\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspension of Unlicensed Stalls at \u201cHari Raya Mega Sale 2023\u201d at Singapore Expo Hall 5A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The<strong><em> Singapore Food Agency (SFA)<\/em><\/strong> has suspended the food business operations of 24 unlicensed food stalls\/trucks at the<strong><em> \u201cHari Raya Mega Sale 2023\u201d<\/em><\/strong> fair organized by<strong><em> Megaxpress International Pte. Ltd. at Singapore Expo Hall 5A.<\/em><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3039\" width=\"835\" height=\"603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image.png 674w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 835px) 100vw, 835px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>2 On 10 March 2023, SFA officers found 21 unlicensed food stalls and 3 unlicensed food trucks operating at the \u201cHari Raya Mega Sale 2023\u201d fair at Singapore Expo Hall 5A. Preliminary investigation also showed that there were unregistered food handlers working at the 24 food stalls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3 In the interest of public health, SFA directed Megaxpress International Pte Ltd to cease the operations of the unlicensed food stalls and food trucks. Investigation is on-going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><center>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v16.0\" nonce=\"5YFOAvJX\"><\/script>\n\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SGFoodAgency\/posts\/pfbid0KVzgqYpRWwbvbuqKkCyPdEFaF6z19bjXTjNCSjcJeCszQXak2xYaztmJe5FewnFHl\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SGFoodAgency\/posts\/537869035134078\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>\n\nSFA has suspended the food business operations of&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SGFoodAgency\">Singapore Food Agency (SFA)<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SGFoodAgency\/posts\/537869035134078\">Saturday, 11 March 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/center><br>\n\n\n\n<p>4 Under the Environmental Public Health Act, all operators of temporary fairs must get a permit from SFA for the duration of the fair. This allows SFA to ensure that fair operators have complied with measures to ensure food safety. <br><br>Applications should be submitted at least two weeks before the fair commencement date. Food and beverage stalls at temporary fairs are also required to be licensed by SFA, with food handlers who have passed the mandatory Food Safety Course Level 1.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5 SFA will take enforcement action against temporary fair operators who do not adhere to regulations. Offenders are liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000. For a subsequent conviction, they are liable to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months or to both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Issued by the Singapore Food Agency<br>11 March 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has suspended the food business operations of 24 unlicensed food stalls\/trucks at the \u201cHari Raya Mega Sale 2023\u201d fair organized by Megaxpress International Pte. Ltd. at Singapore Expo Hall 5A. 2 On 10 March 2023, SFA officers found 21 unlicensed food stalls and 3 unlicensed food trucks operating at the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3039,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,55],"tags":[78,162],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038"}],"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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3038"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3040,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3038\/revisions\/3040"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}