---
title: "Wholesaler and sales manager fined $4k each over illegal import of meat from China"
url: "/singapore-seen/wholesaler-and-sales-manager-fined-4k-each-over-illegal-import-of-meat-from-china"
published: "2024-09-13T07:13:06.000Z"
updated: "2024-09-13T07:16:34.000Z"
section: "Singapore Seen"
authors: ["Cherlynn Ng"]
tags: ["SFA","ICA","smuggling","food","food safety"]
---

# Wholesaler and sales manager fined $4k each over illegal import of meat from China

*Wholesaler Sinoh Trading Pte. Ltd was fined $4,000 on Sept 11 for illegally importing meat products into Singapore without a valid permit. *

Wholesaler Sinoh Trading Pte. Ltd was fined $4,000 on Sept 11 for illegally importing meat products into Singapore without a valid permit.

The company's sales manager, Zhang Lu, was also fined $4,000 for failing to prevent the offence from being committed, said the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) on Sept 12.

ICA officers at the Pasir Panjang Scanning Station had detected anomalies after conducting a radiographic scan of a 40-foot container on Jan 2.

Further checks by ICA officers subsequently uncovered undeclared meat products. The case was referred to SFA for investigation.

More than 400kg of meat products were found to be illegally imported from China without a valid permit.

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Photo: SFA

The illegal consignment – containing meat products such as Chinese ham, waxed duck leg and processed duck kidney – was seized by SFA.

In Singapore, food imports must meet SFA's requirements. Illegally imported food products of unknown sources can pose a food safety risk.

"Food can only be imported by licensed importers, and every consignment must be declared and accompanied with a valid import permit," said the authorities.

"In addition, meat and its products can only be imported from accredited sources in approved countries that comply with our food safety requirements."

Those found guilty of possessing illegally imported meat and meat products for the purpose of selling can be fined up to $10,000 and/or jailed for up to a year.

A second or subsequent conviction is liable to a fine of up to $20,000 and/or a jail term of up to two years.