Singapore – A man who only wanted a late-night snack discovered a cockroach that was shrink-wrapped into the fried rice packaging, indicating no signs of outside contamination, but all signs of inside contamination.
“Never thought this would happen to me and from CP Singapore,” wrote Facebook page Singapore Incidents member Peter Gan on Saturday (Jan 22).
The man said he planned on having a snack when he discovered a cockroach in his ready-to-eat fried rice.
“Roach was shrink-wrapped as you can see, so no way this was from outside contamination,” said Mr Gan, referring to how the insect was stuck in between the label and plastic packaging.
“Am ziplocking it and contacting the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to see next course of action, if they want to take it back for investigation,” added Mr Gan.
According to Must Share News on Sunday (Jan 23), CP confirmed it was investigating the incident.
Meanwhile, all CP Chicken Sausage Fried Rice – 250G with an expiry date of Sept 11, 2022, will be immediately recalled for further inspection.
Although cases of cockroaches and other insects crawling into food and beverages are uncommon, cases of contamination can still make consumers lose their appetites.
Such was the case for a man who found a dead cockroach floating in his sugarcane drink in October last year.
The incident resulted in the stall closing temporarily for cleaning.
“Food safety is a joint responsibility as food can be contaminated anywhere along the food chain,” said SFA in a previous roach and rat infestation incident at a Singapore bakery.
“While SFA continues to be vigilant and works to ensure that regulatory measures are in place and properly enforced, the industry and consumers must also play their part,” the agency added.
SFA urges members of the public who come across poor food safety practices in food establishments not to patronise them and provide feedback via its online feedback form (www.sfa.gov.sg/feedback) with details for follow-up investigations./TISG
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