The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) seized around 1.5 tonnes of illegally imported fresh produce and processed food from Malaysia after a joint operation with the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) earlier this week.

SFA and ICA, in a joint statement, said the inspection was conducted on March 25 and 26 on vegetable delivery trucks that typically transport produce for direct distribution to retailers and customers entering Singapore via Woodlands Checkpoint.

ICA officers referred two trucks to SFA for further checks due to discrepancies in the transported consignment.

“SFA found approximately 1.5 tonnes of undeclared and under-declared produce such as bayam, cili padi, spring onion, brinjal...