SINGAPORE: An 18-year-old male teenager has been arrested following an incident where a boy had filmed himself allegedly licking a straw from an iJooz vending machine and putting the straw back.
The police said on Friday (Apr 3) in response to CNA’s queries that a report was lodged and that the teenager has been arrested for public nuisance.
They added that investigations are ongoing.
In a video posted on the Singaporeincidents.sg Instagram page, a boy is seen taking a straw from an iJooz vending machine, which serves freshly squeezed orange juice, and licking it.
He then appears to place the straw into the machine again.
The caption claimed that the teen posted the video on his Instagram account on Mar 12. It did not reveal the account.
iJooz said on Mar 27 in response to CNA’s queries: “On the evening of Mar 24, iJooz was made aware of a video that has been circulating on social media, of a youth who filmed himself licking a straw from an iJooz vending machine and placing the straw back in to the straw dispenser.”
iJooz said it lodged a police report on Mar 25 and will work with the police and other authorities on this matter.
It also noted: “In the light of this incident, we have initiated additional internal checks, inspections, straw replacements and machine sanitation protocols.”
iJooz added that it takes this incident “extremely seriously”.
“We are extremely apologetic and dismayed that such an incident has occurred.”