SINGAPORE – Catering firm Rasel Catering Singapore was fined $4,800 on Wednesday for multiple hygiene lapses under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
In November 2022, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and SFA received reports of gastroenteritis involving 345 people after they ate food prepared by Rasel. Gastroenteritis symptoms include diarrhoea and vomiting.
During their inspection of Rasel’s premises, MOH and SFA found several hygiene lapses, including cockroach infestations, usage of a dirty food container and pathogens in ready-to-eat food items.
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