Meat sellers who dupe buyers should feel full brunt of law
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Meat sellers who dupe buyers should feel full brunt of the law: Yaacob
Posted: 09 November 2012 0956 hrs
SINGAPORE: Minister for Communications and Information, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, said he is shocked by reports that two meat sellers were caught for passing beef off as mutton.
Writing on his Facebook page, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim said what they did was unethical and immoral.
Dr Yaacob said the meat sellers should feel the full brunt of the law.
This week, meat supplier company Basha Meat Supplier Pte Ltd was fined S$4,000.
Beef was found in the minced mutton sold at the shop.
Last month, another meat supplier owner Nabisha Begum had her licence revoked and fined the maximum S$5,000.
Dr Yaacob noted that Indian restaurants have been very careful in not serving beef or pork to respect the diverse religious practices within the Indian community and Singaporeans in general.
Dr Yaacob, who is also Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs, added that the restaurants would even ensure that the meat is halal.
He said the offenders should realise the effect of their actions and be ashamed of themselves.
Dr Yaacob said he is confident this episode is isolated and that it does not in any way dampen the upcoming Deepavali festivities.
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wonder if the sellers breach religious harmony act as it is know that mutton also sell to large Hindu community.
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................beef and mutton look the same and costs the same especially those in spore.
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Originally posted by Army 21:
................beef and mutton look the same and costs the same especially those in spore.
see if pork and beef is the same.
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Both taste different.
Dishonesty does not pay.