Singapore seizes 1.5 tonne of illegally imported fresh produce and processed food from Malaysia


Image from Singapore Food Agency via Bernama.

SINGAPORE (Bernama): Around 1.5 tonne of illegally imported fresh produce and processed food from Malaysia has been seized by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) after a joint operation with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) earlier this week.

SFA and ICA in a joint statement said the operation was conducted from March 25 to 26 on vegetable delivery trucks that typically transport produce for direct distribution to retailers and customers entering Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint.

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