Singapore saw foodborne illness rates and recalls slightly increase in 2024 compared to the year before.
Data comes from the Singapore Food Statistics 2024 report published recently by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).
Singapore imports more than 90 percent of its food supply. This leaves the country vulnerable to supply
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An investigation in Singapore has been unable to find what made almost 200 people sick earlier this year.
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) and the Ministry of Health said there is no conclusive evidence linking the reported cases to the consumption of ready-to-eat (RTE) meals.
The incident occurred during the
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The number of people sick as part of an outbreak in Singapore has risen to almost 200.
In February, 20 students from the School of the Arts (SOTA) became ill after having ready-to-eat (RTE) meals during the Food Resilience Preparedness Programme, as part of the Total Defence Day commemoration.
This
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A new law covering food safety in Singapore was passed in Parliament this past week.
The Food Safety and Security Bill consolidates food-related laws that were enacted at different points in time.
Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, said food safety hazards can arise at any point along
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A draft food safety law proposing several changes to current requirements has been presented to government officials in Singapore.
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment introduced the Food Safety and Security Bill for its first reading in Parliament earlier this week. The draft law will be debated at the
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A food business linked to an outbreak that sickened more than 100 people in Singapore in 2023 has been fined.
Nosh Cuisine Pte was fined SGD $1,200 (U.S. $900) for a food safety offence committed under the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations.
In May 2023, the Ministry of Health
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A public consultation has been opened in Singapore on a draft of the Food Safety and Security Bill.
The Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) will introduce the bill. It will consolidate food-related legislation from eight existing acts and introduce new powers to strengthen food
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Authorities in Singapore have suspended the operations of two companies who supplied food to TikTok’s parent company after more than 100 people fell sick.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating the outbreak.
A total of 130 people consumed food supplied by Yun Hai Yao
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The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has canceled the company’s license because of food safety concerns.
Since late March 2024, SFA has received several complaints about the safety of home-delivery catered meals provided by five web-based businesses.
Some of the problems included undercooked and moldy food or the presence of foreign
Continue Reading Caterer’s license revoked in Singapore due to food safety issues
Singapore held the fifth meeting of an international food safety network this past week.
The annual meeting of the International Heads of Food Agencies Forum (IHFAF) took place from April 16 to 20, under the theme “Food Safety for a Resilient and Sustainable World”.
Heads of food agencies from 17
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