STUPID WOMAN GOT FINE $3000 dollars !
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Woman fined for refusing to surrender roast geese at Changi Airport
SINGAPORE : A woman was fined $3,000 for trying to bring in two roast geese from China, and refusing to hand them over to the authorities.
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said Tan Chai Peng was stopped at Changi Airport's Terminal 2 on September 30 and told to surrender the birds for disposal because she did not have a licence to bring them in.
She refused to hand the geese over and threw them on the floor instead.
She was fined $3,000 for obstructing Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) officers in the execution of their duties.
And another charge of importing two roast geese from China was also taken into consideration in sentencing.
Under Singapore laws, a licence and a permit are required before importing meat and meat products into Singapore.
Travellers are allowed to bring in small quantities of meat for personal consumption, but this must be limited to 5 kilogrammes per person and come from a country approved by the AVA.
Beef, mutton, pork and poultry in any form cannot be brought in from Malaysia, Thailand, China, Indonesia and India. - CNA/de -
ok, in wat way is she stupid?
and in wat way u have the right to call her stupid? -
I wouldn't say stupid. Unreasonable and immature is more like it.
A child should know that bringing poultry and other livestock into any country is forbidden. Agricultural countries, such as Australia, have even more stringent regulations on what you can bring in.
The reason is quite obviously to prevent the spread of contagions. This is compounded by the fact that in this case, the geese came from CHINA, which is currently under the threat of BIRD FLU. The ICA is just doing its job.
I knew someone who was prevented from bringing bak kwa back to Singapore after a trip to Ipoh. The poor woman had to consume the lot on the spot or else let it go to waste.
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i thought cooked food is always safe.
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Yes and no. Most foodborne diseases are not communicable through cooked food. Avian influenza, for example, is not transmittable through cooked poultry. However, there are some which survive due to improper cooking or contamination during handling of the cooked product.Originally posted by dragg:i thought cooked food is always safe.
The question is are we willing to take the chance?
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but it only affects whoever eats it right?Originally posted by Typhoon:Yes and no. Most dieseases are not communicable through cooked food. Avian influenza, for example, is not transmittable through cooked poultry. However, there are some which survive cooking due to improper cooking or contamination after.
then why the reaction from AVA? -
She was fined cos
She refused to hand the geese over and threw them on the floor instead.
If u are ICA people?How do u feel?
My friend brought in some chewing gums 8 years ago
thro AP and found out.The officer know the gums are for
the kids and he saw the kids.
My fred said sorry .The officer said he also brought in
some for his kids fr IB!!
''No next time .bye bye'' No problem.
Your manner determine the outcome. -
Roasted geese is damn nice to eat lah...but under current circumstances...too bad...
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The meat of the issue (no pun intended) was there was no way for ICA to verify that the geese had been cooked to temperatures sufficent to kill the bird flu virus. Before being cleared for import, AVA checks foodstuffs to ensure that they meet satisfactory health standards. Hence, without a licence to import, bringing the geese into Singapore was essentially illegal and therefore within ICA's authority to confiscate.
The temper tantrum seemed to have exacerbated the response. -
let me say: not confiscate... but to be dumped in a bin.. the stuff in the bin is treated as "biohazard" and is taken away to be incinerated
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The germs will spread.Originally posted by dragg:but it only affects whoever eats it right?
then why the reaction from AVA? -
I think Robert will say its the govt's fault again. The custom officers shld have been more polite and understanding towards the plight of the underclass ahsos. It is the ultimate in the abuse of power of the elites to oppress the poor local people.
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Were you there Bear?
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She was just IGNORANT, ILL-INFORMED, or UN-INFORMED.
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you dont have to take it so personal.Originally posted by Salman:I think Robert will say its the govt's fault again. The custom officers shld have been more polite and understanding towards the plight of the underclass ahsos. It is the ultimate in the abuse of power of the elites to oppress the poor local people. -
I stir fried carrot cake in Shit and let you eat it. Go on, its cooked, its safe.Originally posted by dragg:i thought cooked food is always safe.
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!! TAN CHAI PENG LMFAO.
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safe =), but no one wants to eat.Originally posted by ditzy:I stir fried carrot cake in Shit and let you eat it. Go on, its cooked, its safe. -
Wah, you get slapped with a $3K fine for bringing in 2 cooked geese.
Throw in $2K more and you can escape NS and reservist for your whole life. -
I heard from the news is that she threw the food on the floor and repeatly refused to handover...very stupid move...deserve it...
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If she threw it on the floor, isn't it considered as handing over already?Originally posted by soloken:I heard from the news is that she threw the food on the floor and repeatly refused to handover...very stupid move...deserve it...
I think the fine is more for causing a nuisance than for the geese. -
Hanor hanor stupid move, should have thrown the geese in the officers faces.Originally posted by soloken:I heard from the news is that she threw the food on the floor and repeatly refused to handover...very stupid move...deserve it... -
Those are 2 very expensive peking geese.
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the waxing probably cost 3k.Originally posted by charlize:If she threw it on the floor, isn't it considered as handing over already?
I think the fine is more for causing a nuisance than for the geese. -
Then probably you have to judge the intend of handing over or throwing over with digustOriginally posted by charlize:If she threw it on the floor, isn't it considered as handing over already?
I think the fine is more for causing a nuisance than for the geese.