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STOMPer Karen witnessed helpers at a well-known 'tze char' or cooked food stall in Yishun carelessly preparing raw meat on the floor at the back of the stall. According to the STOMPer, the workers also dump innards and unwanted parts into the drain nearby. She relates the incident to STOMP in an email: "There is a tze char food stall at Block 654 Yishun Ave 4 called 妹记大排档. "Ever since it was featured on a TV entertainment programme, its dinner crowd boomed. "Perhaps its kitchen is overwhelmed by food orders, the stall's helpers have started to process raw food on the floor at the back of the food centre, right next to pails that held used dining ware. "I have also attached photos which show how a kitchen helper had placed a clear sheet of plastic on the grimy floor. That same sheet of clear plastic was later placed on top of some patty he had prepared. "Raw meats that fell onto the floor were simply picked up and tossed back into the lot, and brought back into the kitchen. "Furthermore, when the kitchen helpers were done with their meat, they would conveniently dispose of the filthy water and unwanted animal innards onto the floor and down the drains. "It was disgusting how bloody pools would form in the grooves of the parking lot closest to the back of the food centre. "My family has brought this issue up to the attention of the National Environment Agency. We provided photo evidence too. "Disappointingly, the officer assigned to this matter replied to say nothing incriminating was found. "It is worthwhile to note that the officer had conducted a 'discreet inspection' at 8.30am on a Monday morning. Tze char stalls start work late morning and get busy towards dinner time. "It would seem a lot more appropriate if the officer had conducted his 'discreet inspection' on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, so I am very surprised that was not done. "I am surprised by the nonchalance of NEA in this matter, when the agency has always preached the importance of food safety and public hygiene in Singapore."