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  • TAA Letak Tiga Tabung Di Little India Untuk Jangkau India/Islam

    TAA Letak Tiga Tabung Di Little India Untuk Jangkau India/Islam

    Tiga kotak derma Tabung Amal Aidilfitri (TAA) akan diletakkan di kawasan Little India sepanjang Ramadan dan Syawal ini dalam usaha pertama kempen tahunan itu menjangkau kepada masyarakat India/Islam setempat.

    Secara keseluruhan, 70 tabung TAA akan diletakkan di serata Singapura dan dua talian derma dibuka bagi mencapai sasaran mengumpul $800,000 sepanjang kempen yang akan berlangsung hingga 31 Julai ini.

    Kempen dana tahun ini dilancarkan dalam satu majlis di Joo Chiat Complex semalam oleh tetamu terhormat, Menteri Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga, Encik Tan Chuan-Jin.

    Menurut Ketua Jawatankuasa Eksekutif TAA, Encik Muhd Harmizan Abdul Hamid, majlis pelancaran serupa akan diadakan di Pusat Warisan India dalam minggu pertama Ramadan bagi meningkatkan kesedaran tentang kehadiran tabung TAA di kawasan Little India.

    “Kami meluaskan pengumpulan dana ke kawasan Little India kali ini bagi menunjukkan kepada masyarakat India/Islam kita bahawa Aidilfitri juga diraikan oleh mereka. Ini merupakan salah satu strategi kami untuk menambah bilangan tabung TAA tahun ini,” kata beliau.

    Tahun ini, bilangan tabung TAA ditambah daripada 60 kepada 70 dan akan diletak di beberapa lokasi baru, termasuk pusat beli-belah OneKM di Paya Lebar dan Little India Arcade.

    Tabung TAA juga diletakkan di Joo Chiat Complex yang biasanya dapat mengumpul derma paling tinggi berbanding lokasi lain.

    Tahun lalu, tabung derma di Joo Chiat Complex berjaya mengumpul $121,000.

    Sebanyak 168 tabung TAA juga akan diletakkan di masjid-masjid di serata negara.

    Sementara itu, dua personaliti radio dari stesen Warna 94.2 FM, A.B Shaik dan Mariam Mas’od, telah dilantik sebagai duta kempen derma tahun ini bagi menggalak pendengar menderma melalui talian derma 1900-112-9010 ($10) dan 1900-112-9050 ( $50) yang telah pun dibuka.

    Sejumlah $400,000 diharap dapat dikumpul melalui cara menderma itu.

    “Warga Singapura rata-rata murah hati. Mereka bukan sahaja menyumbang wang, malah juga masa ke arah tujuan yang baik. Sedang kami mencapai kemajuan, akan tetap ada warga Singapura yang memerlukan sedikit bantuan. Dana yang telah disumbang membawa banyak perbezaan,” kata Encik Tan.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • NEA Took Enforcement Action Against Tekka Market Stallholders For Improper Storage Of Fresh Meat

    NEA Took Enforcement Action Against Tekka Market Stallholders For Improper Storage Of Fresh Meat

    The National Environment Agency (NEA) said it has taken enforcement action 14 times against stall holders at Tekka Market for improper storage of fresh meat.

    NEA said under the Environment Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations, any person selling raw meat – such as pork, chicken and mutton – must store the raw meat in a chiller at all times. It said that stall holders who contravene this regulation face a fine of up to S$2,000.

    During a recent visit by Channel NewsAsia to Tekka Market, customers were found to be allowed to touch poultry meat, which had been left out of the chillers.

    “I thought authorities said that meat can’t be placed out in the open?” said one customer at the market. “I see some stalls that place the meat outside, while others put it inside the chillers. There is nothing customers like us can do anyway.”

    Health experts said raw meat should not be kept out in the open.

    Said Assistant Professor Yang Liang from Nanyang Technological University’s School of Biological Sciences: “Considering the high temperatures of Singapore, it is really essential to make sure all the meat and other food are always maintained at cold temperatures.

    “Bacteria can be found in the air, can be found from the body of the person who sells the chicken or meat. If we do not maintain the chicken at the right temperature and we do not cook it the right way, depending on the source of the micro-organisms, some of them can be very dangerous.”

    The contamination may not be deadly, but those who consume contaminated food could still suffer from diarrhoea for a couple of days. And contrary to popular belief, cooking does not always make it safe said Asst Prof Yang.

    “If we deep-fry, it can almost kill most of the bacteria, but I am not totally sure about some of the spores that the bacteria produce. Spores are a kind of fungi. Certain bacteria can produce spores, which can be extremely tolerant – even in several hundreds of degrees, they can survive.

    “Do not rely on just cooking; it is not a way to kill the bacteria,” he added.

    The stall keeper of Wee Chai Fresh and Frozen Chicken Supplier at Tekka, Mr Mohamed Rasun, said they only take their produce out of the chiller on weekends to attract customers and allow them to see the goods.

    “I know by the law it is not right. We are (going) against the law, but we have no choice,” he said.

    “So far our customers have never complained about our chicken being bad or dirty,” he said, adding that every hour, ice is put on the chickens put out of the chiller to keep them fresh.

    Some customers Channel NewsAsia spoke to had mixed opinions.

    “These are fresh chickens, so it probably won’t be a problem,” said one. “But if you keep it outside for a long period of time, then it is a problem.”

    Another disagreed. “I never buy (raw meat from) here. A lot of people touch it.”

    Stall owners said authorities have been conducting checks, and have warned errant stall holders. Some also said they have been fined in the past for similar practices.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

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