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Firms fined for illegal food imports; some fines imposed, others pending

By News Desk on November 10, 2020

Four companies have been fined in Singapore in the past month for illegally importing food products.

All of the firms had penalties set in court. In October, CCL Impex Pte Ltd. was fined S$3,600 (U.S.
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Officials probe rise in GBS infections in Singapore

By News Desk on September 1, 2020

Authorities in Singapore are investigating an increase in Group B Streptococcus (GBS) cases.

GBS infections had previously been associated with eating raw freshwater fish and the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA)…
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Peaches linked to U.S. outbreak recalled in New Zealand, Singapore

By News Desk on August 29, 2020

Fresh peaches suspected to be behind a Salmonella outbreak in the United States and Canada were also distributed in New Zealand and Singapore.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed 78 patients …
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Fruit and veg most non-compliant category in import checks

By News Desk on August 19, 2020

Imported fruit and vegetables remained the foodstuff with the most non-compliances in the latest round of testing by the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

Food safety statistics from January to June showed that 396 of 3,177…
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Imported fruit and veg main problem in Singaporean sampling

By News Desk on July 11, 2020

Imported fruit and vegetables was the category with the highest percentage of non-compliances during testing in 2019, according to authorities in Singapore.

A total of 3,825 consignments of fruit and vegetables were sampled from April…
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Fruit juice recalled because of high patulin levels

By Joe Whitworth on April 26, 2020

A bottled fruit juice from Australia has been recalled in three countries due to high levels of patulin.

The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) in Hong Kong announced last week that a sample of the…
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WHO and EU Commission publish coronavirus food safety advice

By Joe Whitworth on April 14, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) and European Commission have published separate guidance about coronavirus and food safety.

The WHO interim guidance for food businesses said it was “highly unlikely” that people can contract COVID-19 from…
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More than 1,000 sick in France from contaminated raw shellfish

By Joe Whitworth on January 14, 2020

The number of people in France who have become ill after eating contaminated raw shellfish has jumped to more than 1,000. The outbreak has spurred international recalls.

A total of 1,033 people have been sickened…
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Coming in 2020: Europe and Asia

By Joe Whitworth on January 3, 2020
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While people reading this may not be able to agree whether 2020 is the start of a new decade or end of the last one like many on social media, I am sure we…
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Singapore authorities act after 30 illnesses linked to caterer

By News Desk on November 12, 2019

Authorities in Singapore have suspended the license of a caterer because almost 30 people became sick after eating food prepared by the business.

The Ministry of Health (MOH) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) are investigating…
Continue Reading Singapore authorities act after 30 illnesses linked to caterer

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