A set of voluntary guidelines has been launched in Singapore dealing with food sold on the internet.
Singapore Standard 687: 2022 (Guidelines for food e-commerce) provides guidance to e-commerce players on their roles
Continue Reading Singapore unveils guidance relating to food sold online
Nearly 300 people have fallen ill in Singapore after eating food from a catering company.
Two incidents affected 284 people who reported symptoms after consuming food prepared by Rasel Catering Singapore between Nov. 8 and
Continue Reading Almost 300 sick in Singapore linked to a catering company
Experts are to meet in Singapore next month to talk about the safety of cell-based food.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO) will organize the event
Continue Reading Safety of cell-based — lab-grown — food on FAO and WHO agenda
Seven Australian states have recorded more than 100 Vibrio illnesses linked to raw oysters from South Australia.
There are 56 people sick in South Australia since September and three have been hospitalized. Western Australia has
Continue Reading More than 100 sick in Australia as oysters recalled
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has been given a grant to create an international food safety forum.
The almost AU $500,000 (U.S. $363,000) award was announced by the Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and
Continue Reading FSANZ gets grant for food safety forum; consults on produce rules
The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is to change how it ranks food outlets to focus more on track records than annual audit results.
The new licensing framework is called the Safety Assurance for Food Establishments
Continue Reading Singapore plans changes to food safety licensing system
Different levels of national progress on a food safety strategy in the Western Pacific have been identified during a meeting to monitor adoption.
The Regional Framework for Action on Food Safety in the Western Pacific
Continue Reading Mixed progress on Western Pacific food safety; communication, education needed
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned of illness linked to eating raw freshwater fish in Southeast Asia.
Food safety experts said Group B Streptococcus (GBS) has been detected in
Continue Reading FAO warns of illness from raw freshwater fish
This year has been dominated by the global coronavirus pandemic but it also held many other surprises such as contaminated beer in Brazil, pesticide residues in seeds from India, and approval of cell-based meat
Continue Reading 2020: Deadly beer, seedy stories and PHE axed
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.
Continue Reading Firms fined for illegal food imports; some fines imposed, others pending
