SINGAPORE: Nine local kueh manufacturers had their operations suspended due to the improper use of food additives, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Wednesday (Jul 27).
Production of various kueh products by these manufacturers was suspended on Tuesday until further notice after high levels of benzoic acid or sorbic acid were detected in their kueh and components such as dough, the agency said.
"Under the Singapore Food Regulations, the use of benzoic acid/sorbic acid is not allowed in kueh products, except for its filling, which should not exceed the maximum permissible limits."
The affected manufacturers are: AMK Nonya Kueh Pte Ltd, Chit Guan Foodstuff Pte Ltd, Delight Baker Pte Ltd, Lim Food Industries, Sin Hwa Coconuts Industrial Pte Ltd, Thomson Foodstuff Manufacturing, Tiong Bahru Tian Bo Shui Kueh Pte Ltd, Toh Chuan Kee Foodstuff Pte Ltd and Tongli Food Manufacturing.
Affected products include kueh lapis, yam cake, kueh salat, ang ku kueh, huat kueh, ondeh-ondeh, chwee kueh and soon kueh.
SFA said it had been closely monitoring local kueh manufactuers since the detection of benzoic acid in locally manufactured kueh products in March.
“In the interest of public health, SFA is taking enforcement actions against the implicated manufacturers and had suspended the production, distribution and sale of the implicated kueh products which were found to be (in) non-compliance with the Singapore Food Regulations.”
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