Caterer Gourmetz fined $13k over River Valley Primary gastroenteritis outbreak
Caterer Gourmetz has been fined $13,000 for food safety lapses after about 45 River Valley Primary School pupils went down with gastroenteritis from eating central kitchen meals.The company, which operates the school's canteen, was convicted on Friday (Oct 9).Between Jan 14 and 16 this year, a total of 60 students reported food poisoning symptoms.In a media release on Friday, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) confirmed 45 gastroenteritis cases. One student was hospitalised and has since recovered.SFA and the Communicable Diseases Agency inspected Gourmetz's kitchen premises at 1 Enterprise Road and identified multiple food safety lapses, including food storage violations.A follow-up inspection by SFA found additional food storage violations as well as false food labelling.Court documents seen by AsiaOne state that on Jan 16, Gourmetz had failed to ensure its establishment was properly maintained and kept clean.