Nea gave “a” rating to nasi padang stall that killed 4yr old with tainted food

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NEA GAVE “A” RATING TO NASI PADANG STALL THAT KILLED 4YR OLD WITH TAINTED FOOD

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22 Nov 2014 - 10:50am








It has been revealed that the Nasi Padang stall in Yishun which caused the death of a 4 year old boy with tainted food was actually given an “A” rating for food hygiene by the NEA.
The stall had an “A” Rating when it served tainted food to 4yr old Shayne Sujith Balasubraamaniam and his family in January.
Four days later, Shayne died of a severe case of food poisoning and a coroners’ inquiry found that the boy had contracted salmonella from mishandled food at the Nasi Padang Stall.
While investigations were launched the stall was downgraded to a “C” rating for food hygiene by the NEA.
Investigations revealed that there was indeed poor food hygiene and an unregistered food handler working at the stall but the coroner’s court still ruled that the boy’s death was simply a “misadventure” and so the stall was not held responsible.
(Full story see: Coroner: Death of 4yr old that ate Tainted Food from Foodcourt was just a “Misadventure”)
Even though the Coroner ruled that the stall had not been negligent in causing the death of the boy, later, the NEA also said that it would be taking the stall to court over the incident but no court date has been set yet.
(See: NEA to Take Action against Food Stall Despite 4yr Old’s Death Being Just a “Misadventure”)






Curiously, it turns out that NEA had actually reassessed the stall and then upgraded its rating to an “A” rating in food hygiene again just three months after it was downgraded.
Nevertheless, Kopitiam, which runs the food court, had now terminated the contract with the stall and kicked them out of the food court citing “safety concerns”.
What is most concerning is that NEA had given the stall an “A” rating despite investigations revealing serious lapses in food handling.
If this is the type of standard for the NEA's food safety ratings, how can they be relied upon by consumers wanting to make informed decisions about which stalls to patronise?
A 4 year old child died after buying food from an “A” rated food stall in a food court. Then, the courts have decided that the stall shouldn’t be held responsible or have to pay any compensation to the family.
After much media attention on the issue, NEA admitted that they shouldn’t have reassessed the stall and upgraded it back to an “A” rating so soon after a fata food poisoning incident.
They said that they would change their rating system so that stalls could not be upgraded or re-assessed for at least a year after reported cases of food poisoning.


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