A foodstuff court docket employee who was noticed using tobacco while handling food items devoid of gloves has been sacked by Foodstuff Junction, a spokesman informed Stomp.
A buyer shared photographs of the incident on line just after catching the guy in the act at Junction 8 shopping shopping mall very last Thursday (Mar 17), at around 7.55pm.
When contacted by Stomp, the girl mentioned she experienced requested evening meal from What The Fish, the foods court’s grilled fish stall.
She recounted: “I requested fifty percent a sea bass (spicy) at $12.80 with more goods (golden mushroom and cabbage). The overall was $14.80.
“I waited at a length away for my meals to be all set. At 7.55pm, I checked the get time on my receipt and it confirmed 7.45pm. As the shoppers ahead of me experienced collected their orders, I moved nearer to the stall.
“Whilst nonetheless ready, I appeared by way of the kitchen window and noticed the meals handler inside of utilizing the two of his fingers without the need of gloves to set the golden mushroom and other elements into the serving pots (two to 3 pots ended up becoming geared up at a time).
“He then moved to the remaining and with his back again to me, ongoing to use his remaining hand to set elements into the pots.
“The most disturbing sight was when I realised there was a lit cigarette on his ideal hand and smoke was soaring from the cigarette.”
The shopper, who wished to stay nameless, informed Stomp that she resolved to choose pictures of the personnel by means of the kitchen area window.
She added: “The pics exhibit his still left hand with food items (without having gloves) and his right hand with a cigarette. I found it unacceptable that he was touching meals and cigarettes at the similar time.
“I promptly walked to the door at the side of the kitchen and managed to consider a image of the identical food handler with a lit cigarette in his mouth.
“Right after getting the image, I informed the woman at the counter that I wished to cancel my buy and asked for a refund. I informed her that the individual cooking within was cigarette smoking and that I experienced taken shots of him accomplishing so.
“The woman went into the kitchen with my receipt. I read her telling the man or woman that I experienced viewed him cigarette smoking and needed a refund. Thereafter, she came back to the counter and refunded me.”
The purchaser mentioned she did not advise Food items Junction about the incident, but has noted the subject to the Singapore Foods Agency (SFA).
In response to a Stomp query, a spokesman for Foods Junction stated it has investigated the incident.
A stern warning has been issued to the tenant who is functioning the stall.
The spokesman explained to Stomp on Monday (Mar 21): “The team included was also terminated with quick influence for failing to comply with our company guidelines and govt restrictions.
“We have reiterated the severity of this to all our other tenants and will keep on monitoring and imposing all essential actions and rules continually.
“We would like to assure the community that food protection and hygiene stays our topmost priority and we will go on to guarantee our stringent operational measures are strictly enforced.”