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Jun 2, 2010
Illegal bear items on sale
By Victoria Vaughan
Trading in bear parts is illegal because Singapore has signed an agreement banning trade in endangered animals and plants. No arrests have been made, and the results of the tests will be out in two weeks. -- PHOTO: ACRES

A TRADER is being probed for allegedly selling bear gall bladders at the Singapore Food Expo, which ended on Tuesday.

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has sent a sample of the suspected product for testing.

Trading in bear parts is illegal because Singapore has signed an agreement banning trade in endangered animals and plants. No arrests have been made, and the results of the tests will be out in two weeks.

It all began when a member of the public tipped off animal welfare group Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (Acres) on Tuesday.

Acres officers, at the scene in 30 minutes, went undercover and found out from the vendor, Jilin Senke Trading, that bear gall bladders were being sold at the expo for $700 each.

The vendor said he had only one left and offered to order more from China, where bear farming is legal, said Acres' executive director Louis Ng.