{"id":3104,"date":"2023-07-04T07:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T23:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2023-07-06T07:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T23:52:07","slug":"man-fined-s1000-for-operating-temporary-fair-without-valid-permit-sfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/04\/man-fined-s1000-for-operating-temporary-fair-without-valid-permit-sfa\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Fined S$1,000 For Operating Temporary Fair Without Valid Permit (SFA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>Saifullizan Bin Shaik Osman<\/em><\/strong> was fined S$1,000 by the Court today for operating an illegal fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2 On 9 September 2022,<strong><em> Singapore Food Agency (SFA)<\/em><\/strong> officers found that Saifullizan Bin Shaik Osman had been<strong><em> illegally operating a temporary fair \u201cGeylang Serai Food Festival\u201d at Wisma Geylang Serai<\/em><\/strong>. During the inspection, <em><strong>30 food stalls were found operating without a valid licence<\/strong><\/em>. <br><br>The fair had commenced operations on 7 September 2022 without a valid temporary fair permit.<\/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\/07\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3105\" width=\"842\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image.png 579w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/image-75x50.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>3 Under the<strong><em> Environmental Public Health Act<\/em><\/strong>, operators of temporary fairs must get a permit from SFA for the duration of the fair. <br><br>This allows SFA to ensure that fair operators have complied with measures to ensure food safety. Applications should be submitted at least two weeks before the fair\u2019s commencement date. <br><br>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 One.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4 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 and\/or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.<br><br><strong><em>Issued by the Singapore Food Agency<br>28 June 2023<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saifullizan Bin Shaik Osman was fined S$1,000 by the Court today for operating an illegal fair. 2 On 9 September 2022, Singapore Food Agency (SFA) officers found that Saifullizan Bin Shaik Osman had been illegally operating a temporary fair \u201cGeylang Serai Food Festival\u201d at Wisma Geylang Serai. During the inspection, 30 food stalls were found [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[76,55],"tags":[466,78],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104"}],"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=3104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3106,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3104\/revisions\/3106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgtaste.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}