(Singapore, Feb 17, 2023) Yuan Yu Food Industries Pte Ltd (formerly known as ‘Greenyard Food Industries Pte Ltd’) has been fined $7,500 by the Court today for illegally importing fresh and processed produce for sale, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority announced today.
Mr Fang Kai Bung, the Director of Yuan Yu Food Industries Pte Ltd, was also fined $5,500 for failing to prevent the offence from being committed.
Yuan Yu Food Industries Pte Ltd (Formerly known as Greenyard Food Industries Pte Ltd) is not connected, associated or affiliated with Greenyard, the leading global supplier of fresh, frozen and prepared produce.
The ICA statement says that a truck carrying food produce consigned to Yuan Yu Food Industries Pte Ltd was stopped and referred for checks during a joint operation conducted by the Singapore Food Agency and the ICA at Woodlands Checkpoint on 19 January 2022.
The truck was then referred to SFA for follow-up inspection.
SFA’s investigation found that the company illegally imported approximately 324kg of undeclared and under-declared fresh fruits and vegetables, and about 11kg of undeclared processed food from Malaysia. All the illegal consignments were seized.
In Singapore, food imports must meet SFA’s requirements. Fruits and vegetables can only be imported by licensed importers, and every consignment must be declared and accompanied with a valid import permit.
Illegally imported vegetables from unknown sources can pose a food safety risk, such as those unregulated or with high level of pesticides, ICA says.
ICA says that the long-term ingestion of excessive pesticide residues through the consumption of vegetables that have been subjected to pesticide abuse could lead to adverse health effects.
