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Singapore unveils guidance relating to food sold online

By News Desk on January 24, 2023

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…

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Almost 300 sick in Singapore linked to a catering company

By News Desk on November 22, 2022

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…

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Safety of cell-based — lab-grown — food on FAO and WHO agenda

By Joe Whitworth on October 24, 2022

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…

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More than 100 sick in Australia as oysters recalled

By News Desk on November 27, 2021

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…
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FSANZ gets grant for food safety forum; consults on produce rules

By News Desk on November 24, 2021

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

Singapore plans changes to food safety licensing system

By News Desk on October 28, 2021

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…
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Mixed progress on Western Pacific food safety; communication, education needed

By Joe Whitworth on August 19, 2021

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…
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FAO warns of illness from raw freshwater fish

By Joe Whitworth on June 25, 2021

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…
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2020: Deadly beer, seedy stories and PHE axed

By Joe Whitworth on December 28, 2020
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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…
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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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