Singapore – KG Catering has once again found itself in hot water, as it has been ordered to cease operations for two weeks, spanning from January 23 to February 5. This action comes in the wake of the catering company accumulating 12 demerit points within a single year, directly tied to a food poisoning incident that afflicted 92 individuals.
Situated at 171 Kampong Ampat near MacPherson, KG Catering faced penalties for two distinct offenses. Firstly, it failed to maintain its premises free from infestation. Secondly, it was implicated in the sale or preparation of food likely to be contaminated. Each transgression incurred six demerit points, as disclosed in a statement by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on January 23.
The catering entity had previously been fined a total of $6,000 in November 2022. The SFA asserts that license holders amassing 12 or more demerit points in a single year may face suspension for two or four weeks or even risk license cancellation.
According to the SFA statement, “All food handlers working in the suspended premises would also be required to re-attend and pass the Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) Food Safety Course Level 1 before they can resume work as food handlers. The licensee is also required to ensure that all food hygiene officers working in the suspended premises, if there are any, re-attend and pass the WSQ Food Safety Course Level 3.”
KG Catering had previously violated several food safety regulations in November 2023, leading to the hospitalization of 92 people who had consumed food prepared between September 20, 2022, and March 11, 2023. In addition to the fines and the current suspension, the SFA had previously imposed an immediate suspension on the caterer’s operations from November 9, 2022, to February 1, 2023, due to offenses associated with the same incident.
The SFA emphasized that food operators must adhere to good food and personal hygiene practices consistently, engaging only registered food handlers. Strict measures will be enforced against any entity found to violate the Environmental Public Health Act, as per the statement.
