Friday, April 10, 2009

Gelylang Serai Market - What NEA has been saying

it has changed so much since last...

Background info - About 150 people were treated for diarrhoea and stomach pains with 2 elderly dead and an abortion after consuming Indian rojak contaminated seafood materials from a hawker in Geylang Serai temporary market.

What has National Environmental Agency (NEA) been saying so far? Here are the various quotes and my associated comments:-

1. NEA said that it was not directly responsible for hygience at temporary markets, but only at permanent ones owned by Ministry of Environment and Water Resources. "... is job of its management committee" (ST April 9, 2009)

Question - If the management committee of the temporary market is not doing their job in ensuring cleanliness, whose responsibility is it to ensure that these committees effect their responsibility?

2. The alleged stall has been re-rated from "B" to "C" since last December 2008.
But till the day of the incident ie. about 3-4 months after re-rating, the stall is observed to be displating the old notice of "B". (ST April 9, 2009)

Question - Whose responsibility is it to ensure that the stall owners change the displayed sign when applicable?

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