I have always been dreaming to become a Food Hygiene Inspector. I can't endure seeing unhygienic food handlers or restaurants or food outlets. The public can actually contact the Law Enforcement Section of the BSB Municipal Board at 2237696 to provide information on any restaurants (in BSB) which are deemed unhygienic.
In the interest of public health, the Law Enforcement Unit of BSB Municipal Board will issue a temporarily closure notice to any restaurants which fail the hygiene inspections conducted by the Ministry of Health. The "unhygienic" restaurants are expected to clean their act up.
Food premises that are ordered to close can only resume their operations after the Quality Control Division and Food Health is satisfied with their level of cleanliness and hygiene that should reach the 70% mark, which is the minimum standard. They are expected to comply with the requirements on food safety and hygiene. Although the first closure is temporary, the second subsequent closure will be up to a mandatory of three months.
The enforcement personnel will continue to conduct routine inspections from time to time.
(Adapted from a news article by James Kon, "Restaurants shuttered for failing hygiene check", Borneo Bulletin, 16 June 2009, p3)
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A good reference
Agri-food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore: http://www.ava.gov.sg/
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