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SFA in contact with Thai authorities, engaging local importers amid Thai egg export cut

Singapore’s supply of eggs is well-diversified, with less than 15% of eggs coming from Thailand, said SFA.
Singapore’s supply of eggs is well-diversified, with less than 15% of eggs coming from Thailand, said SFA.

S’pore’s fourth egg farm, set to produce Japanese eggs, breaks ground after four-year delay

Minister of Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (second from right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan (right) viewing the scale model of the DoMo farm on Sept 29.
Minister of Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu (second from right) and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan (right) viewing the scale model of the DoMo farm on Sept 29.

SFA investigating online claims of dog meat being sold to consumers in Singapore

SFA said it has not approved any source of dog meat, and that illegally imported food products from unknown sources can pose a food safety risk.
SFA said it has not approved any source of dog meat, and that illegally imported food products from unknown sources can pose a food safety risk.

No evidence of formalin found in cabbage, other vegetables imported from China: SFA

SFA said it will continue monitoring, sampling and testing to ensure all food products sold, including vegetables from China, are safe for consumption.
SFA said it will continue monitoring, sampling and testing to ensure all food products sold, including vegetables from China, are safe for consumption.

MPs to push for food resilience in Parliament as prices rise due to climate, geopolitical crises

The private member’s motion on food resilience by four PAP MPs will urge the government to enhance food resilience and reduce food waste by working with partners,
The private member’s motion on food resilience by four PAP MPs will urge the government to enhance food resilience and reduce food waste by working with partners,

SFA steps up checks of cabbage from China after reports of formaldehyde use

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (right) being briefed by Park Joo-seong, chief of the city-run Public Health and Environment Research Institute, on the special inspection of packaged cabbage kimchi imported from China, in Seoul on Aug 31.
Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon (right) being briefed by Park Joo-seong, chief of the city-run Public Health and Environment Research Institute, on the special inspection of packaged cabbage kimchi imported from China, in Seoul on Aug 31.

Erectile dysfunction drug found in honey product: SFA

One of the items, B Solution Honey (Liquid), from Malaysia, was found to have tadalafil, a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction.
One of the items, B Solution Honey (Liquid), from Malaysia, was found to have tadalafil, a prescription medicine used to treat erectile dysfunction.

Worth a crack? US eggs make a comeback in Singapore after more than 20 years

The first batch of eggs from the US arrived in Singapore earlier in July.
The first batch of eggs from the US arrived in Singapore earlier in July.

New grant to help S’pore farms offset rising costs from the Middle East crisis

Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu feeding fish during a visit to the Prime Aquaculture Hatchery on Pulau Ketam on July 31.
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu feeding fish during a visit to the Prime Aquaculture Hatchery on Pulau Ketam on July 31.

Is there really a ‘three-seconds rule’ when it comes to dropped food?

While tables in hawker centres and food courts are cleaned regularly, they are not sanitised to the same standard as plates or food preparation surfaces.
While tables in hawker centres and food courts are cleaned regularly, they are not sanitised to the same standard as plates or food preparation surfaces.

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