SINGAPORE: HKP Food Technology, a supplier of the Ho Kee Pau chain, was fined S$8500 on Wednesday (Mar 8) for hygiene lapses at its food manufacturing ...
As a precautionary measure, it also ordered the recall of various food products - such as dim sum, pau and pastries – that were sent to Ho Kee Pau’s outlet at NEX mall. “In the interest of public health, SFA directed HKP Food Technology to rectify the lapses and take necessary measures to improve the food safety practices and cleanliness of its premises,” the agency said on Wednesday. “SFA will take enforcement action against food operators who do not adhere to regulations or comply with food hygiene and food safety requirements,” it added.
SFA officers had found “widespread pest infestations”, including cockroaches and rodent droppings, and poor cleanliness on site.
This was in spite of previous enforcement actions taken by the agency, without elaborating what these actions were. J Lee Investment has also been directed to rectify the lapses and take necessary measures to improve the food safety practices and cleanliness of its premises. SFA has directed the food manufacturer to rectify the lapses and take necessary measures to improve the food safety practices and the cleanliness of its premises.
“Widespread pest infestations” were reportedly detected at the company's food manufacturing establishment in Bedok. The facility also had poor cleanliness of ...
With public health in mind, SFA instructed Ho Kee Pau Food Technology Pte. Furthermore, They should also properly train their staff on proper food safety management. This is not the first time SFA took enforcement action against Ho Kee Pau for hygiene lapses. In July 2021, all 12 Ho Kee Pau outlets had to close for two days due to pest infestation at its supplier’s premises. Ho Kee Pau was also issued an S$8,500 fine for the hygiene lapses. SFA finds widespread pest infestation at Ho Kee Pau supplier
SFA had previously advised customers not to eat from Ho Kee Pau's NEX outlet.
SFA will take enforcement action against food operators who do not adhere to regulations or comply with food hygiene and food safety requirements." SFA added in its press release that it had directed HKP Food Technology to rectify the lapses and take necessary measures to improve the food safety practices and the cleanliness of its premises in the interest of public health. The day of the visit to HKP Food Technology on June 30, 2021, also saw SFA issue an advisory in which it informed customers not to consume food bought from Ho Kee Pau’s outlet at NEX.
The supplier of a popular Chinese snack chain Ho Kee Pau has been fined for horrid conditions infested with cockroaches and rodent droppings.
[Read more.](https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/new-cockroach-species-found-in-singapore-named-after-bug-fighting-pokemon-nocticola-pheromosa/) [98 Rolex watches rewarded to long-serving Singapore Paradise Group employees in S$2 mil ‘glamorous’ celebration](https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/98-rolex-watches-rewarded-to-long-serving-singapore-paradise-group-employees-in-s2-mil-glamorous-celebration/) [Read more.](https://coconuts.co/singapore/news/98-rolex-watches-rewarded-to-long-serving-singapore-paradise-group-employees-in-s2-mil-glamorous-celebration/) The supplier has been given orders to rectify the lapses and improve its food safety practices and the cleanliness of its facilities to avoid food contamination.