Food Safety and Security Act 2025

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• § 1 — Short title and commencement

  1. This Act is the Food Safety and Security Act 2025 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.

• § 10 — Meanings of “manufacturing” and “preparing” food

  10.—(1) In this Act, “manufacture”, in relation to food, includes any one or more of the following:(a) making food by combining ingredients; (b) significantly changing the condition or nature of food by any process; Illustrations Preserving or pickling vegetables. Milling flour. Peeling, cuttin

• § 100 — Identification, location and tracing of food

  100.—(1) A proprietor of a licensable food business to which this Division applies must have procedures for —(a) identifying and locating food supplied, handled or produced by the proprietor; and (b) tracing food so that the food can be traced —(i) from the supplier of the food to the proprietor;

• § 101 — Providing information — food business proprietor

  101.—(1) When requested to do so by an authorised officer or a food inspector, a proprietor of a licensable food business to which this Division applies is bound to state truly what the proprietor of a licensable food business is requested, and must give information about the matters in section 99(1

• § 102 — Unlicensed licensable food business, etc.

  102.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person is an owner or an occupier of any premises; (b) the person uses, or allows the premises to be used, to carry on a licensable food business; and (c) the person is not one of the following:(i) a holder of a current licence to carry on that lice

• § 103 — Deployment of untrained food workers

  103.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person is the holder of a food business licence for a licensable food business; (b) the person causes or allows an individual to carry out any work as a food worker in the course of the operations of the licensable food business; (c) the individual

• § 104 — Disallowed activities for non‑licensable food business

  104.—(1) A proprietor of a food business which is not a licensable food business commits an offence if —(a) the proprietor engages in conduct, or causes or permits an individual to engage in conduct —(i) in the course of carrying on the food business at any premises, which is prescribed in any regul

• § 105 — Meaning of “pre-market approval”

  105. In this Part, “pre‑market approval” means an approval granted under this Part for a novel food or a genetically modified food to be available for consumption as food by the general public, after the Agency makes an assessment of the public health and safety considerations having regard to —(a)

• § 106 — Supplying defined food

  106.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person supplies any food in Singapore; (b) the food is a defined food; and (c) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the food is a defined food. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on convicti

• § 107 — Supplying defined food — strict liability

  107.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person supplies any food in Singapore; and (b) the food is a defined food. (2) Strict liability applies to the offence in subsection (1). (3) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a) where the per

• § 108 — Defence of due diligence

  108.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 106 or 107, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) the commission of the offence was due to —(i) an act or omission of another person; or (ii) an accident or some other cause outsid

• § 109 — Application for pre-market approval

  109. Without limiting section 292(4), the Agency may refuse to consider an application for pre‑market approval with respect to a novel food or a genetically modified food if the application does not contain sufficient information for the Agency to make an assessment as to the public health and safet

• § 11 — Meaning of “unsafe” food

  11.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, food is unsafe at a particular time if it would be likely to cause physical harm to an individual who might later consume it, assuming — (a) it was, after that particular time and before being consumed by the individual, properly subjected to all processes (if a

• § 110 — Grant of pre-market approval

  110.—(1) Without limiting section 294, in granting a pre‑market approval in respect of a novel food or a genetically modified food, the Agency may impose any conditions that the Agency considers requisite or expedient to ensure that the novel food or genetically modified food, as the case may be —(a

• § 111 — Validity of pre-market approval

  111. A pre‑market approval granted in respect of a novel food or a genetically modified food has effect until —(a) the approval is cancelled under section 112; or (b) in the case of a novel food, it earlier ceases to be a novel food.

• § 112 — Cancelling pre-market approval

  112. Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, the Agency may cancel (without any compensation) a pre‑market approval in respect of a novel food or a genetically modified food if the Agency is satisfied that —(a) the pre‑market approval had been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; (b) any condition of

• § 113 — Restrictions on transfer of pre-market approval

  113.—(1) Every pre‑market approval, and any rights, benefits or privileges under the pre‑market approval, are not transferable or assignable to any other person unless —(a) the pre‑market approval contains a condition authorising the transfer or assignment; and (b) the Agency consents in writing to

• § 114 — Definitions for Part 6

  114.—(1) In this Part, section 312 and the Part 6 Regulations —“alter”, in relation to water, does not include —(a) chilling or otherwise changing the temperature of the water; (b) adding fluoride to drinking water only to the extent necessary to promote good oral health; (c) where drinking water

• § 115 — Offence of supplying unwholesome drinking water

  115.—(1) A drinking water producer providing a drinking water service commits an offence if any drinking water supplied in the course of providing that service is unwholesome.(2) In proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) —(a) it is not necessary for the prosecution to prove that a person ch

• § 116 — Direction for unwholesome drinking water incident, etc.

  116.—(1) The Director‑General may, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (2), give a written direction under this section to all or any of the following:(a) a proprietor of a food business, whether or not a food business licensee; (b) a drinking water producer providing a drinking wat

• § 117 — Offence of not complying with section 116 direction

  117.—(1) A person to whom a section 116 direction is addressed and given commits an offence if the person —(a) intentionally carries on an activity in contravention of the direction; (b) neglects or refuses to comply with the direction; or (c) fails to comply with a condition specified in the dire

• § 118 — Persons acting in name of Director‑General

  118. A reference in this Part to the Director‑General includes a reference to an authorised officer duly appointed by the Director‑General to act for him or her for the purposes of this Part.

• § 119 — Persons to whom Part 7 directions may be given

  119.—(1) Subject to section 130, the Director‑General may give a direction under Division 2 of this Part to all or any of the following, individually or as a class:(a) a proprietor of a food business, whether or not a food business licensee; (b) a licensed importer under Part 3 of an import‑control

• § 12 — Meaning of “unsuitable” food

  12.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, food is unsuitable if it is food that — (a) is damaged, deteriorated or perished to an extent that affects its reasonable intended use; (b) contains, or has attached to it or enclosed with it —(i) any damaged, deteriorated, perished or contaminated substance or

• § 120 — Content and effect of Part 7 directions — general

  120.—(1) A Part 7 direction is binding on —(a) the person to whom it is addressed and given; and (b) if applicable, the personal representatives, successors and assignees of the person to whom it is addressed and given, to the same extent as it applies to that person. (2) A Part 7 direction must b

• § 121 — Service of Part 7 directions

  121.—(1) A Part 7 direction that is addressed to a person is sufficiently given —(a) if it is given in the manner prescribed in subsection (2) or (3) or section 304; or (b) if the name and address of the intended recipient is unknown, when it is affixed to —(i) the food premises concerned, or the p

• § 122 — When Part 7 direction takes effect

  122.—(1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), a Part 7 direction takes effect when it is given to the person to whom it is addressed, and continues in force until the earlier of the following occurs:(a) the expiry date stated in the direction is reached; (b) for a direction under section 130 re

• § 123 — Direction relating to food premises

  123.—(1) The Director‑General may give a direction described in subsection (2) if satisfied (whether or not from the report of an authorised officer or a food inspector) —(a) that any food premises is in an unclean or unsanitary condition or in a state of disrepair; (b) that the slaughtering of ani

• § 124 — Direction for food vending machines and other equipment

  124.—(1) This section applies if the Director‑General is satisfied from the report of an authorised officer or a food inspector that —(a) a food vending machine is in such an unclean or unsanitary condition as to make any food obtained from the machine unsafe or unsuitable, or likely to be unsafe or

• § 125 — Direction to deal with hazard or source of contamination

  125.—(1) Where the Director‑General —(a) reasonably suspects (whether or not from the report of an authorised officer or a food inspector) the existence of a hazard or a source of contamination that may adversely affect —(i) any primary produce or food; (ii) any live food producing animal or other

• § 126 — Movement control direction — content

  126.—(1) Every movement control direction must include reference to —(a) the suspected hazard or suspected source of contamination, such as (but not limited to) —(i) a thing or an activity; (ii) a particular premises (where, for example, there may be contamination from the land or the environment);

• § 127 — Declaration direction — content

  127.—(1) Every declaration direction must include reference to the suspected hazard or suspected source of contamination, such as (but not limited to) —(a) a thing or an activity; (b) a particular premises (where, for example, there may be contamination from the land or the environment); or (c) a

• § 128 — Direction to recall food or regulated food contact article

  128.—(1) The Director‑General may give a direction in subsection (2) to any person described in section 119(1) —(a) for the purpose of examining, rectifying, controlling or disposing of food or a regulated food contact article, after taking into account any relevant information or warnings about the

• § 129 — Direction to manage food, regulated food contact article, etc.

  129.—(1) The Director‑General may give a direction in subsection (2) to any person described in section 119(1) if the Director‑General —(a) reasonably believes —(i) that food or a regulated food contact article which is already the subject of a direction under section 126 is unsafe or unsuitable, or

• § 13 — Meaning of “defined food”

  13.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, food is defined food if the food —(a) is, consists of or has as an ingredient a novel food in respect of which no pre‑market approval is granted; (b) is, consists of or has as an ingredient a genetically modified food in respect of which no pre‑market approval

• § 130 — Direction relating to food workers in licensable food business

  130.—(1) Where the Director‑General reasonably believes that —(a) an individual who is a food business licensee carrying on a licensable food business; or (b) an individual employed or engaged as a food worker by a food business licensee in connection with a licensable food business carried on by t

• § 131 — Direction to publish statement

  131.—(1) The Director‑General may give to persons described in section 119(1) a direction to publish in Singapore a statement to the general public, or to a class of persons specified in the direction, for the purpose of protecting the general public or class of persons, as the case may be.(2) The D

• § 132 — Privileged statements

  132.—(1) The Agency may publish in Singapore a statement for the purpose of protecting human health or informing the general public.(2) The statement may be about all or any of the following:(a) the safety or suitability of food or a regulated food contact article; (b) anything contained or implied

• § 133 — General preventative or corrective action direction

  133.—(1) Without limiting any other provision in this Division, the Director‑General may give a direction in subsection (2) to any of the persons described in section 119(1) if the Director‑General is satisfied (whether or not from the report of an authorised officer or a food inspector) that an app

• § 134 — Direction to impose movement controls, etc., for animal feed

  134.—(1) The directions mentioned in sections 123, 124 and 125 may be given by the Director‑General under this section in relation to an animal feed if the Director‑General —(a) reasonably suspects (whether or not from the report of an authorised officer or a food inspector) the existence of a hazar

• § 135 — Direction to recall animal feed

  135.—(1) The Director‑General may give a direction in subsection (2) to any person described in section 119(2) —(a) for the purpose of examining, rectifying, controlling or disposing of any animal feed, after taking into account any relevant information or warnings about the animal feed being not fi

• § 136 — Direction to manage animal feed

  136.—(1) The Director‑General may give a direction in subsection (2) to any person described in section 119(2) if the Director‑General —(a) reasonably believes that an animal feed that is already the subject of a direction under section 134 containing movement or related controls, is not fit for pur

• § 137 — Direction to address threats to primary production, etc.

  137.—(1) The Director‑General may give a biosecurity direction in subsection (2) to any person described in section 119(2) if the Director‑General considers that —(a) an event —(i) has happened or is happening; and (ii) has had or is having an adverse effect on —(A) the production of primary produc

• § 138 — General preventative or corrective action direction

  138. The Director‑General may give a direction to the persons described in section 119(2) about the taking of preventative or corrective action in respect of —(a) the primary production activity; or (b) the production of animal feed, that the Director‑General reasonably believes is necessary to en

• § 139 — Non-compliance with Part 7 direction

  139.—(1) A person to whom a Part 7 direction (except a declaration direction) is addressed and given commits an offence if the person —(a) carries on an activity in contravention of the direction; (b) neglects or refuses to comply with the direction; or (c) fails to comply with a condition specifi

• § 14 — Meanings of “primary produce” and “unsafe primary produce”

  14.—(1) “Primary produce” means —(a) food produced by any primary production activity; (b) an animal, plant or other organism intended for human consumption as food; (c) raw material taken from an animal, a plant or any other organism intended for food; or (d) a substance other than food —(i) tha

• § 140 — Tampering with affixed copy of Part 7 direction

  140.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person —(a) intentionally removes or causes to be removed; (b) intentionally alters or causes to be altered; or (c) intentionally defaces or causes to be defaced, a copy of any direction that is affixed to any premises, food vending machine or other equ

• § 141 — Compensation

  141.—(1) A person bound by a Part 7 direction who suffers loss as a result of the making of the direction may apply to the Agency for compensation if the person considers that there were insufficient grounds for the making of the direction.(2) If there were insufficient grounds for the making of the

• § 142 — Application of Part 8

  142. It does not matter in this Part that the food concerned was supplied or intended for supply outside Singapore.

• § 143 — Meaning of “hazardous food contact article”

  143. In this Part, a “hazardous food contact article” means a food contact article that, if used for the purposes for which it was designed or intended to be used —(a) would render or be likely to render food unsuitable; or (b) would put another food contact article, or would be likely to put anoth

• § 144 — Handling food in unsafe manner

  144.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food unsafe. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —

• § 145 — Handling food in unsafe manner — strict liability

  145.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food unsafe. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to a fi

• § 146 — Supplying unsafe food

  146.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person supplies any food that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, is unsafe. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual —(i) to a fine not exceeding $25,000

• § 147 — Supplying unsafe food — strict liability

  147.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person supplies any food that is unsafe. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 mon

• § 148 — Handling food making it unsuitable

  148.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food unsuitable. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on convictio

• § 149 — Handling food making it unsuitable — strict liability

  149.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food unsuitable. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to

• § 15 — Meaning of “primary production activity”

  15.—(1) In this Act, “primary production activity” means the production of primary produce and includes the following:(a) the growing, raising, cultivating, picking, harvesting, collecting or catching of animals, plants or other organisms intended for human consumption as food; Examples Engaging i

• § 150 — Supplying unsuitable food

  150.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person supplies any food; and (b) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the food is unsuitable food. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual —

• § 151 — Supplying unsuitable food — strict liability

  151.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person supplies any unsuitable food. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $8,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months o

• § 152 — Handling food making it defined food

  152.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food a defined food.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on convic

• § 153 — Handling food making it defined food — strict liability

  153.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person handles any food intended for supply in a way that makes, will make, or is likely to make, the food a defined food.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a) where the person is an individual — t

• § 154 — Unsafe primary produce from primary production activity

  154.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person undertakes any primary production activity; (b) the primary produce resulting from the primary production activity is unsafe; and (c) the person, when undertaking the primary production activity, knew, or ought reasonably to have known, that

• § 155 — Unsafe primary produce from primary production activity — strict liability

  155.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person undertakes any primary production activity resulting in primary produce that is unsafe. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $10

• § 156 — Producing primary produce that is unsuitable food

  156.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person undertakes any primary production activity; (b) the primary produce resulting from the primary production activity is unsuitable food; and (c) the person, when undertaking the primary production activity, knew, or ought reasonably to have kn

• § 157 — Producing primary produce that is unsuitable food — strict liability

  157.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person undertakes any primary production activity resulting in primary produce that is unsuitable food. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exce

• § 158 — Producing primary produce that is defined food

  158.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person undertakes any primary production activity; (b) the primary produce resulting from the primary production activity is a defined food; and (c) the person, when undertaking the primary production activity, knew, or ought reasonably to have know

• § 159 — Producing primary produce that is defined food — strict liability

  159.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person undertakes any primary production activity, resulting in primary produce that is a defined food.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceed

• § 16 — Meanings of “animal feed” and associated terms

  16.—(1) In this Act, “animal feed” means —(a) a live animal; or (b) a material or a mix of materials (whether processed, semi‑processed or raw), which is intended to be fed directly to any food producing animal, and includes any feed additive. (2) To avoid doubt, “animal feed” excludes pet food.

• § 160 — Supplying food imported for private consumption

  160.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person supplies any food; (b) the food is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a food of higher regulatory concern mentioned in section 44(4); (c) the food was imported; (d) the food was imported on the basis that it was for private

• § 161 — Supplying food imported for private consumption — strict liability

  161.—(1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if — (a) the person supplies any food; (b) the food is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a food of higher regulatory concern mentioned in section 44(4); (c) the food was imported; and (d) the food was imported on the basis that it w

• § 162 — Supplying hazardous food contact article

  162.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person supplies an object in the course of a business; (b) the object is a hazardous food contact article; and (c) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the object is a hazardous food contact article. (2) A person who commits an offe

• § 163 — Supplying hazardous food contact article — strict liability

  163.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person supplies an object in the course of a business; and (b) the object is a hazardous food contact article. (2) A person who commits an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction — (a) where the person is an individual — to a fin

• § 164 — General defence of due diligence

  164.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under this Part involving a food or a regulated food contact article, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) the commission of the offence was due to —(i) an act or omission of another person; or

• § 165 — Defence in respect of handling food

  165. In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 144, 145, 148, 149, 152 or 153, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the person charged caused the food to which the offence relates to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of immediately aft

• § 166 — Defence of relying on warranty, etc.

  166.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 146, 147, 150, 151, 162 or 163 involving a food or a food contact article, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that — (a) the person charged bought the food or food contact article from ano

• § 167 — Defence in respect of food for export

  167.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 146, 147, 150 or 151 involving a food, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that — (a) the food in question is to be exported to another country; and (b) the food complies with the laws (if

• § 168 — Defence in respect of hazardous food contact article

  168. In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 162 or 163, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the person charged reasonably believed that the food contact article concerned was not intended for use in connection with the handling of f

• § 169 — Defence for offence by employer

  169.—(1) If an employee commits an offence under this Part, his or her employer is taken to have committed the same offence.(2) An employer may be proceeded against and convicted under a provision in this Part pursuant to this section whether or not the employee has been proceeded against or been co

• § 17 — Meaning of “associate”

  17.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, a person (A) is an associate of another person (B) if — (a) A is B’s spouse; (b) A is a relative of B or B’s spouse; (c) A is the spouse of a relative of B, or B’s spouse; (d) A is a partner of B with whom A is in a partnership; (e) A is a spouse or relative

• § 170 — Liability of employees and agents

  170.—(1) Except as provided by subsection (2), it is no defence in proceedings for an offence under this Part that the person charged was, at the time of the commission of the offence, an employee or agent of another person.(2) In any proceedings for an offence under this Part, it is a defence for t

• § 171 — Non-defences

  171.—(1) For the purposes of this Act —(a) it is not a defence to allege that the person instituting the prosecution is not the person who caused any analysis to be made for the purposes of the prosecution; and (b) where the prosecution or proceeding relates to any food purchased for analysis, it i

• § 172 — Definitions for Part 9

  172. In this Part —“non‑communicable disease of public health interest” means a non‑communicable disease determined under section 173; “Part 9 offence” means an offence under any subsidiary legislation made under section 174; “population” means the population in Singapore; “target food”, in relat

• § 173 — Non-communicable disease of public health interest

  173.—(1) The Minister may determine a disease as a non‑communicable disease of public health interest where the Minister is satisfied —(a) that one or more identifiable foods consumed contributes to the occurrence of that disease; and (b) that the disease —(i) is likely to adversely affect the heal

• § 174 — Part 9 Regulations

  174.—(1) The Minister may make regulations in relation to —(a) one or more identifiable foods which are target foods related to the occurrence of a non‑communicable disease of public health interest, for the purpose of preventing or reducing the occurrence of that disease in Singapore; (b) any iden

• § 175 — Part 9 enforcement officers

  175.—(1) The Director‑General of Health may, in relation to —(a) any provision of this Part or Part 13; (b) any Part 9 Regulations; or (c) any provision in Part 10 involving any Part 9 Regulations, appoint any individual in subsection (2) as a Part 9 enforcement officer for the purpose of that pr

• § 176 — Remedial notices

  176.—(1) This section applies if a Part 9 enforcement officer reasonably believes —(a) a person —(i) is contravening a provision of any Part 9 Regulations; or (ii) has contravened a provision of any Part 9 Regulations in circumstances that make it likely the contravention will continue or be repeat

• § 177 — Definitions for Part 10

  177.—(1) In this Part —“composition”, in relation to food, includes information about the ingredients or other constituents, or the proportion of ingredients or other constituents, of the food; “relevant advertising regulations” means —(a) the provisions of any regulations made under Part 15 that r

• § 178 — Meaning of “falsely describe” in relation to food

  178. For the purposes of this Part, food that is falsely described includes food to which any one or more of the following paragraphs apply:(a) the food is represented as being of a particular composition or nature for which there is an applicable standard and the food does not comply with that stan

• § 179 — Misleading or deceptive conduct in the course of food business

  179.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, in the course of carrying on a food business, engages in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive, in relation to — (a) the packaging or labelling of food intended for supply; or (b) the supply of food.Illustratio

• § 18 — Definitions for Part 2

  18.—(1) In this Part —“agri‑food supply chain” means a supply chain for providing individuals with items of food for personal consumption (each called in this Act an ultimate consumer) where the items of food consist of or include, or have been produced using (directly or indirectly, and whether or

• § 180 — Supplying falsely described food

  180.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person, in the course of carrying on a food business, supplies food that is packed or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food; and (b) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the packaging or labelling falsely describes the foo

• § 181 — Supplying falsely described food — strict liability

  181.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, in the course of carrying on a food business — (a) supplies to another person food that is packed or labelled in a way that falsely describes the food; or (b) supplies food to another person and gives that person a false warranty for the food. (2

• § 182 — Meat substitution

  182.—(1) A person must not, during the slaughter of animals to produce meat or meat products or during meat processing, do something to the meat — (a) with the intention of deceiving someone else about the species of animal the meat is from; or (b) that the person knows, or ought reasonably to know

• § 183 — Mislabelling food for supply

  183.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person labels, or causes to be labelled, any food in connection with — (a) the supply or possible supply of the food in the course of carrying on a food business; or (b) the promotion of the supply or use of the food in the course of carrying on a food bu

• § 184 — Offences involving non-compliant advertising

  184.—(1) A person commits an offence if — (a) the person publishes, or causes or authorises to be published, in Singapore any advertisement about a food or a regulated food contact article; (b) the advertisement contains any content that —(i) contravenes any requirement of the relevant advertising

• § 185 — Advertising defined food

  185.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person advertises any food; (b) the food is a defined food at the time of the advertising; and (c) the advertising of the advertisement is Singapore‑linked. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction

• § 186 — General defence of due diligence

  186.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 179, 180, 181, 182 or 183, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that — (a) the commission of the offence was due to —(i) an act or omission of another person; or (ii) an accident or some ot

• § 187 — Defence in respect of food for export

  187.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 183 involving a food, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that — (a) the food in question is to be exported to another country; and (b) the food complies with the laws (if any) in force at

• § 188 — Defence relating to advertising

  188.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under section 184 or 185 in relation to publishing an advertisement about a food or a regulated food contact article, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that the person was acting in the course of a bus

• § 189 — Definitions for Part 11

  189.—(1) In this Part and sections 303, 313 and 314 —“accepted”, in relation to a feed control plan, means such a plan which the Agency last accepts under this Part; “active constituent”, in relation to a proposed or existing plant pesticide product, means the substance that is, or one of the subst

• § 19 — When entity holds stocks of MSR product

  19.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, an entity holds stocks of an MSR product if —(a) the entity is the holder of the stocks under subsection (2) or (3); and (b) the stocks are none of the following:(i) any stock which is being kept for the exclusive use of the Singapore Armed Forces or any visiti

• § 190 — Application of Part 11

  190.—(1) Division 2 does not apply to producing animal feed —(a) in the course of any research and development activity undertaken directly by the person; or (b) for feeding directly to any food producing animal that the person keeps as a pet. (2) In subsection (1), “research and development activ

• § 191 — Application of Division 4 of Part 14 (general licensing procedures)

  191.—(1) Division 4 of Part 14 applies to every application for an animal feed production licence, and to every animal feed production licence granted under this Part, subject to the modifications in this Part.(2) In addition, every application for an animal feed production licence must be accompani

• § 192 — Criteria for grant, etc., of animal feed production licence

  192.—(1) This section applies where the Agency is deciding any of the following:(a) whether an applicant should be granted an animal feed production licence; (b) the conditions to impose on an animal feed production licence; (c) whether to modify any condition of an animal feed production licence.

• § 193 — Conditions of animal feed production licence

  193.—(1) Without limiting section 294, in granting an animal feed production licence to any person, the Agency may impose conditions requiring the animal feed production licensee —(a) to meet all the applicable standards prescribed in the animal feed regulations, or specified in the licence in so fa

• § 194 — Validity of animal feed production licence

  194.—(1) Every animal feed production licence granted under this Part is to be in the form that the Agency determines.(2) Every animal feed production licence granted under this Part is in force for the period (not exceeding 5 years) specified in the licence —(a) except when it is wholly suspended u

• § 195 — Modifying conditions of animal feed production licence

  195. Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, it is lawful for the Agency to modify the conditions of an animal feed production licence without compensating the animal feed production licensee concerned.

• § 196 — Regulatory action concerning animal feed production licence

  196.—(1) Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, if the Agency is satisfied that —(a) an animal feed production licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —(i) any of the conditions of its animal feed production licence; (ii) any provision of this Act appl

• § 197 — Post-revocation of licence directions

  197.—(1) Where the animal feed production licence of an animal feed production licensee is revoked under section 196(1), the Agency may direct as follows:(a) direct that any animal feed produced under any of the operations of the former animal feed production licensee affected by the revocation must

• § 198 — Application of this Subdivision

  198. This Subdivision applies only to an animal feed production licensee in respect of the production of animal feed by the animal feed production licensee, even if the animal feed is not supplied or is for export or exported.

• § 199 — Information animal feed production licensee must keep or have ready access to

  199.—(1) Every animal feed production licensee must keep, or have ready access to, the information described in subsection (2) for no shorter than the prescribed period after the date that the animal feed is produced by the animal feed production licensee.(2) The information is —(a) the prescribed i

• § 2 — Purposes of Act

  2. The purposes of this Act are —(a) to improve food security in Singapore through maintaining in Singapore a minimum quantity of stocks of certain foods and agri‑food production inputs, and measures to mitigate the impact of agri‑food supply chain disruptions on Singapore; (b) to increase producti

• § 20 — What is minimum stockholding requirement or MSR

  20. An entity that is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product must —(a) hold each day, at least the quantity of stocks of the MSR product designated for the entity for the day (called the daily MSR); and (b) hold, for each relevant period, at least the average qu

• § 200 — Identification, location and tracing of animal feed

  200.—(1) An animal feed production licensee must have procedures for —(a) identifying and locating animal feed produced, supplied or exported by the animal feed production licensee; and (b) tracing animal feed so that the animal feed can be traced —(i) from the supplier of the animal feed to the an

• § 201 — Providing information — animal feed production licensee

  201.—(1) When requested to do so by an authorised officer or a food inspector, an animal feed production licensee is bound to state truly what the animal feed production licensee is requested, and must give information about the matters in section 199(1) —(a) in a readily accessible format; and (b)

• § 202 — Unauthorised production of animal feed

  202.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person produces in Singapore in the course of a business any animal feed; and (b) the person is not one of the following:(i) a holder of a current animal feed production licence; (ii) a person exempt from this section under section 320 or 321 in rel

• § 203 — Producing animal feed that is not fit for purpose

  203.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person produces in Singapore any animal feed that is not fit for purpose; and (b) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the animal feed is not fit for purpose. (2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liab

• § 204 — Producing animal feed that is not fit for purpose — strict liability

  204.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person produces in Singapore any animal feed that is not fit for purpose.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable on conviction —(a) where the person is an individual — to a fine not exceeding $8,000 or to imprisonment

• § 205 — Registration of plant pesticide products

  205.—(1) An application to register a plant pesticide product must —(a) be in the form and manner the Agency specifies; (b) be accompanied by an application fee, if prescribed; (c) contain —(i) an address in Singapore at which notices and other documents under this Act for the applicant may be ser

• § 206 — Evaluation of plant pesticide product for registration

  206.—(1) In order to ascertain that a plant pesticide product is suitable for registration under this Act, the Agency may —(a) subject samples of the product to an evaluation by an analyst; (b) require the applicant for the registration of the product to send samples of the product for evaluation b

• § 207 — Evaluation of label for approval — labelling criteria

  207.—(1) A label for containers of a plant pesticide product meets the labelling criteria if the label contains adequate instructions relating to any of the following that are appropriate:(a) the circumstances in which the plant pesticide product should be used; (b) how the product should be used;

• § 208 — Validity of registration and approved label

  208.—(1) The registration of a plant pesticide product under this Act remains in force for the period prescribed in the pesticide control regulations and for so long as the registration is not cancelled or wholly suspended under section 209.(2) A label for a registered plant pesticide product ceases

• § 209 — Cancellation or suspension of registration

  209.—(1) The Agency may cancel the registration of a plant pesticide product if —(a) the person who applied to register the registered plant pesticide product (called the registrant) applies for the registration of the product to be cancelled; (b) the registrant is convicted of an offence under sec

• § 21 — Quantity of MSR product to be held

  21.—(1) For the purposes of section 20(a), the daily MSR for an MSR product designated for an entity on a day, is the quantity specified in the trigger notice that —(a) is in force for that day; and (b) was given to the entity in relation to that MSR product. (2) For the purposes of section 20(b),

• § 210 — Application of Division 4 of Part 14 (general licensing procedures)

  210. Division 4 of Part 14 applies to every application to be appointed a certified pesticide operator, and to every certified pesticide operator appointed under this Subdivision, subject to the modifications in this Subdivision.

• § 211 — Criteria for appointment

  211.—(1) This section applies where the Agency is deciding any of the following:(a) whether an applicant should be appointed as a certified pesticide operator; (b) the conditions to impose upon appointment as a certified pesticide operator; (c) whether to modify any condition of an appointment as

• § 212 — Tenure of appointment

  212.—(1) Every appointment as a certified pesticide operator under this Subdivision is in force for the period specified in the appointment —(a) except when it is suspended under section 213(2); and (b) unless it is earlier cancelled under section 213(1). (2) The period specified in any appointmen

• § 213 — Regulatory action concerning certified pesticide operator

  213.—(1) Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, if the Agency is satisfied that —(a) a certified pesticide operator is convicted of a relevant offence committed during the term of his or her appointment; (b) a certified pesticide operator is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or fail

• § 214 — Unauthorised individual carrying on prescribed pesticide work

  214.—(1) An individual commits an offence if —(a) the individual carries on, or causes or permits to be carried on, any prescribed pesticide work for reward; and (b) the individual —(i) is not a certified pesticide operator authorised to carry out that kind of prescribed pesticide work; (ii) is no

• § 215 — Unregistered plant pesticide use

  215.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person intentionally uses, or causes or permits the use of, any plant pesticide in —(i) the cultivation of any edible plant; or (ii) any place where any primary production activity is undertaken; (b) the plant pesticide is an unregistered plant pest

• § 216 — Unregistered plant pesticide use — strict liability

  216.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person intentionally uses, or causes or permits the use of, any plant pesticide in —(i) the cultivation of any edible plant; or (ii) any place where any primary production activity is undertaken; and (b) the plant pesticide is an unregistered plant

• § 217 — Improper plant pesticide use

  217.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person intentionally uses, or causes or permits the use of, any plant pesticide in the cultivation of any edible plant; (b) the plant pesticide is a registered plant pesticide product; (c) the use is in contravention of, or is not in compliance with

• § 218 — Improper plant pesticide use — strict liability

  218.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person intentionally uses, or causes or permits the use of, any plant pesticide in the cultivation of any edible plant; (b) the plant pesticide is a registered plant pesticide product; and (c) the use is in contravention of, or is not in compliance

• § 219 — Keeping plant pesticide in container without approved label

  219.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, keeps a registered plant pesticide product in a container that does not bear a label that is identical to the approved label for that product.(2) A person who is guilty of an offence under subsection (1) shall be liable o

• § 22 — Entity subject to MSR

  22.—(1) An entity is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product if —(a) the minimum stockholding requirement has been triggered for the entity in relation to the MSR product because of section 23; and (b) the entity has not ceased to be subject to the minimum stockh

• § 220 — Interference with approved labels

  220.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse —(a) intentionally removes, alters, defaces or destroys; or (b) causes or allows to be intentionally removed, altered, defaced or destroyed, an approved label on a container of a registered plant pesticide product, excep

• § 221 — Defence to offence of unregistered plant pesticide use

  221.—(1) In proceedings for an offence under section 215(1) or 216(1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) the person did not cultivate the edible plant as food, or for the purpose of supplying it as food; (b) the person had, in the course of su

• § 222 — Defence to offence of improper plant pesticide use

  222.—(1) In proceedings for an offence under section 217(1) or 218(1), it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) the person complied with the relevant instructions on an approved label for a registered plant pesticide product (being an approved label t

• § 223 — Presumption as to use of plant pesticide

  223. In proceedings for an offence under section 215(1), 216(1), 217(1) or 218(1) involving the use, or causing or permitting the use of, any plant pesticide in the cultivation of any edible plant on any premises, where it is proved that —(a) the premises are those on which a police officer or an au

• § 224 — Right of appeal to Minister

  224.—(1) A person specified in column 3 in the table below opposite an appealable decision in column 2 in the table may appeal to the Minister against the decision:Item Column 2 Appealable decision Column 3 Appellant 1. A trigger notice given under section 23. The entity to whom the trigger n

• § 225 — Appeal procedure

  225.—(1) An appeal by an appellant must —(a) be made in a prescribed manner; (b) specify the grounds on which it is made; and (c) be made within a prescribed period after the date of receipt of the appealable decision that is appealed against. (2) The Minister may reject an appeal of an appellant

• § 226 — Decision on appeal

  226.—(1) It is the function and duty of the Minister to consider and determine an appeal made to the Minister under section 224.(2) However, the Minister is not under any duty to hear, consider or determine any appeal if it appears that the bringing of the appeal is, or the proceedings of the appeal

• § 227 — Effect of appeal on appealable decision

  227. An appeal against an appealable decision in section 224 does not affect the operation of the decision appealed against or prevent the taking of any action to implement the decision, and unless otherwise directed by the Minister under this section, the decision appealed against must be complied

• § 228 — Designation of others to hear appeals

  228.—(1) The Minister may designate any of the following office‑holders in his or her Ministry to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal made under section 224:(a) the Second Minister, if any; (b) any Minister of State or Senior Minister of State; (c) any Parliamentary Secretary o

• § 229 — Rules

  229. The Minister may make rules necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Part.

• § 23 — Triggering MSR

  23.—(1) The Director‑General, Food Security may, by written notice (called a trigger notice) given to an entity, trigger the minimum stockholding requirement for the entity in relation to an MSR product if —(a) the entity is an agri‑food supply chain participant but not an ultimate consumer; and (b

• § 230 — Definitions for Part 13

  230. In this Part —“civil penalty provision”, for an entity subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product, means —(a) section 29(1) under which the entity is or may be liable to pay an MSR charge for contravention of the requirement in section 20(b) as it applies to tha

• § 231 — Saving for other laws

  231. Nothing in this Part affects —(a) a police officer’s powers or duties under any provision of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 or other written law; or (b) any other power specially vested in a food security officer, an authorised officer, a food inspector or a Part 9 enforcement officer under

• § 232 — Monitoring powers: who can exercise

  232. A monitoring power in a provision of this Division is exercisable by a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector, who is appointed under this Act as a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector (as the case may be) for the purposes of that provision.

• § 233 — Monitoring powers: why

  233.—(1) A food security officer may exercise a monitoring power for one or more of the following purposes, only:(a) to determine whether the minimum stockholding requirement in relation to the MSR product has been, or is being, complied with by an entity that is subject to a minimum stockholding re

• § 234 — Monitoring powers: what

  234. The monitoring powers are as follows:(a) the power in section 236 to enter premises; (b) any power in section 237 after entering premises; (c) the powers set out in sections 238, 239, 240, 241, 242 and 243.

• § 235 — Monitoring powers: where

  235.—(1) The premises where a monitoring power may be exercised by a food security officer are as follows:(a) any premises occupied or used by an entity that is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product; (b) any premises occupied or used by an entity that is an agr

• § 236 — Power to enter premises for monitoring

  236.—(1) A food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector may, at a reasonable time in the day or night, and without warrant, enter and remain at —(a) any of the premises mentioned in section 235(1), in the case of a food security officer; or (b) any of the premises mentioned in s

• § 237 — Powers after entering premises

  237.—(1) After entering any premises, a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector may exercise all or any of the following powers:(a) to observe any activity conducted in the premises; (b) to examine any animal, object or thing in the premises; (c) to inspect and examine the

• § 238 — Power to get documents or information

  238.—(1) A food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector may require a person who is required under any provision of this Act to keep records (a) to provide for inspection any document or information to the food security officer, authorised officer or food inspector (as the case m

• § 239 — Power to identify and hold food, plant pesticide, etc.

  239.—(1) If, after entering any premises, a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector reasonably believes that any compartment, box, container or other thing in the premises contains any relevant material, the food security officer, authorised officer or food inspector (as the

• § 24 — Ceasing to be subject to MSR

  24.—(1) An entity ceases to be subject to the minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product if the Director‑General, Food Security cancels the trigger notice given to the entity.(2) The Director‑General, Food Security must, upon being satisfied that the entity has permanently or ind

• § 240 — Power to require presentation of live animals

  240.—(1) After entering any premises, an authorised officer or a food inspector may reasonably —(a) require the owner or a person in control of a live food producing animal in those premises to present the animal in a manner suitable for examination and identification; (b) direct the owner or a per

• § 241 — Power to take and sample

  241.—(1) A food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector may do all or any of the following:(a) take any relevant material or a sample of any relevant material; (b) take a sample from any animal, or of any thing, that is or has been in contact with, or in the vicinity of, any rel

• § 242 — Power to test samples

  242.—(1) This section applies where a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector —(a) takes any relevant material, or takes a sample of any relevant material or thing under section 241; (b) takes a sample from an animal under section 241; or (c) acquires any relevant material

• § 243 — Powers in relation to conveyances

  243.—(1) Where any premises in section 235 are a conveyance, a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector may, without warrant —(a) if the conveyance is moving —(i) request or direct the individual in control of the conveyance to stop; and (ii) detain the conveyance for as lon

• § 244 — Investigating powers: who can exercise

  244. An investigating power in a provision of this Division is exercisable by any of the following appointed for the purposes of that provision (called an investigator):(a) a food security officer; (b) an authorised officer; (c) a food inspector; (d) a Part 9 enforcement officer.

• § 245 — Investigating powers: why

  245.—(1) A food security officer may exercise an investigating power for one or more of the following purposes, only:(a) to inquire into anything where the food security officer suspects on reasonable grounds that —(i) an offence under section 28(3), 31(1), 35(3) or 36(1) or any Part 2 Rules has bee

• § 246 — Investigating powers: what

  246.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the following are the investigating powers that may be exercised by an investigator in relation to premises under section 247:(a) any monitoring power; (b) the special powers of entry under section 248; (c) the powers under sections 249, 250, 251 and 252. (2) W

• § 247 — Investigating powers: where

  247.—(1) The premises in relation to which a food security officer may exercise an investigating power are as follows:(a) any of the premises mentioned in section 235(1); (b) any premises occupied or used in the course of a business by a person —(i) who is an agri‑food supply chain participant, or

• § 248 — Special powers of entry

  248.—(1) A food security officer may, at a reasonable time in the day or night, enter and remain at any of the premises mentioned in section 247(1) without a warrant; and section 236 applies to entering into and remaining in any of those premises subject to subsection (2).(2) Despite section 236(6),

• § 249 — Special information gathering powers

  249.—(1) Where —(a) a food security officer believes on reasonable grounds that an offence or contravention mentioned in section 245(1)(a) has been or is being committed or has occurred or is occurring; (b) an authorised officer or a food inspector believes on reasonable grounds that an offence und

• § 25 — Decision-making criteria for triggering MSR, etc.

  25.—(1) The Director‑General, Food Security must have regard to, and give such weight as the Director‑General, Food Security considers appropriate to, all of the matters in subsection (2) —(a) in deciding whether or not to give a trigger notice under section 23; (b) in determining under section 23(

• § 250 — Power to seize

  250.—(1) Upon entering premises, a food security officer may seize any relevant material or other thing in those premises if he or she reasonably believes that the relevant material or thing is evidential material relating to an offence or contravention mentioned in section 245(1)(a) that has been o

• § 251 — Detaining food, food contact article, etc., seized

  251.—(1) Where any relevant material or other thing has been seized by an investigator under section 250, the investigator may require the relevant material or thing —(a) to be detained at the place or premises where the investigator seized it; or (b) to be removed to another place or premises and

• § 252 — Power to obtain disclosure of identity

  252.—(1) An authorised officer or a food inspector may request an individual in a public place, who is transporting or delivering food, or is handling or otherwise in possession of food for sale —(a) to disclose —(i) the individual’s full name and address; (ii) the full name and address of the pers

• § 253 — Obstructing entry, etc.

  253.—(1) Where an investigator or outsourced enforcement officer is authorised under this Act to enter any premises, a person commits an offence if the person —(a) wilfully prevents the investigator or outsourced enforcement officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those pr

• § 254 — Interfering with seals or markings of authorised officer, etc.

  254.—(1) A person commits an offence if the person, without the express authority of an investigator —(a) intentionally alters, breaks, removes or erases any mark, seal or label; (b) intentionally opens, breaks or otherwise interferes with any lock or seal; or (c) intentionally defaces or destroys

• § 255 — Impersonating

  255.—(1) An individual who represents himself or herself, by word or conduct —(a) to be a food security officer when he or she is not a food security officer; (b) to be an authorised officer when he or she is not an authorised officer; (c) to be a food inspector when he or she is not a food inspec

• § 256 — Forging inspection advice, certificates, etc.

  256.—(1) A person must not forge, or apply, knowing it to be forged, a document of the kind mentioned in subsection (2).(2) A document to which subsection (1) applies is any of the following:(a) an inspection advice; (b) a recognised foreign government certificate; (c) an FSSA authorisation; (d)

• § 257 — Offence of providing false information, etc.

  257.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person gives any document, information or material in or in connection with —(i) an application (whether for that person or for another) for any FSSA authorisation; (ii) an appeal under Part 12; or (iii) a requirement or direction of an investigator

• § 258 — Obligation to give information

  258.—(1) A person is not excused for not complying with a requirement imposed under a relevant provision of this Act to give any information on the ground that the person is subject to a duty of confidentiality or privacy under any prescribed written law, any rule of law, any contract or any rule of

• § 259 — Self‑incrimination

  259.—(1) A person is not excused for not complying with a requirement imposed under a relevant provision of this Act to give any information on the ground that the disclosure of the information would have a tendency to expose the person to a criminal charge for an offence under this Act, a repealed

• § 26 — Temporary suspension of MSR by Minister

  26.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, suspend section 20(a) or (b) in relation to a specified MSR product for a period (not exceeding 6 months) specified in the order (called a suspension period) if the Minister is satisfied that —(a) a disruptive event which directly affects the supply

• § 260 — Presumption as to contents and labels

  260.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, the contents of a package of food are presumed to conform with the description of the contents on the package’s label until the contrary is proved.(2) Any information on the outside or inside of any package of food, or on the label of a package of food, that id

• § 261 — Presumption as to supply of food

  261.—(1) For the purposes of this Act, when any food or food contact article is supplied or displayed or offered for supply, the food or food contact article is presumed to be supplied or exposed or offered for supply for human consumption as food or use as food, until the contrary is proved.(2) For

• § 262 — Presumption as to sample

  262.—(1) This section applies to a sample of food, primary produce or animal feed —(a) taken from an identified quantity of food, primary produce or animal feed; (b) taken as required by a requirement of this Act; and (c) interpreted as required by a requirement of this Act. (2) The sample is pre

• § 263 — Presumption as to import for purpose of supply

  263. For the purposes of this Act, the import of any food or prepacked food additive in a quantity that is more than that which is imported for private consumption must, unless the contrary is proved, be treated as an import of the food or prepacked food additive for the purpose of supply.

• § 264 — Proof of exemptions or reasonable excuse

  264. In a prosecution of a person for an offence under this Act, the onus of proving that —(a) at the time of the alleged offence a person was exempted from a provision of this Act; or (b) anything was done or omitted to be done with lawful excuse or authority or reasonable excuse, lies upon the p

• § 265 — Disclosure by witnesses

  265.—(1) In any proceedings for an offence under this Act, a witness for the prosecution is not compelled to disclose the fact that the witness received information, the nature of the information received or the name of the person from whom the information was received.(2) An authorised officer, a f

• § 266 — Court may order corrective advertising, etc.

  266. A court by which a person (called in this section the offender) is found guilty of an offence involving advertising may make one or both of the following orders upon convicting the offender:(a) an order requiring the offender to disclose in a particular manner —(i) to the general public; (ii)

• § 267 — Liability of person charged for certain expenses

  267.—(1) When any person is convicted of an offence under this Act, the court may order that all fees and other expenses for or incidental to the analysis of any food or thing in respect of which the conviction is obtained, and any other reasonable expenses incurred by the prosecution, be paid by th

• § 268 — Handling of seized items

  268.—(1) Subject to subsection (2) and sections 269 and 270 —(a) all seized items are liable to forfeiture by a court; and (b) sections 370, 371 and 372 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 relating to the handling of property seized by a police officer apply, with the necessary modifications, to an

• § 269 — Forfeiture, etc., of seized items by court in criminal proceedings

  269.—(1) A court may, in any criminal proceeding against a person for an offence under this Act, order that any item seized in connection with the offence be forfeited if —(a) where the seized item is a conveyance — the person is convicted of the offence and the conveyance is proved to have been use

• § 27 — Determination of assumption or division of MSR

  27.—(1) The Director‑General, Food Security may make a determination that he or she is satisfied that an entity’s (called the divesting entity’s) minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product is being assumed by, or divided with, another entity or entities (called the receiving enti

• § 270 — Immediate forfeiture by Agency

  270.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Agency may at once order the forfeiture of a seized item —(a) that is any of the following at the time of seizure:(i) any food which is unsafe food, unsuitable food or a defined food; (ii) any primary produce which is unsafe; (iii) any controlled it

• § 271 — Offences by corporations

  271.—(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that conduct within the scope of his or her actual or apparen

• § 272 — Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

  272.—(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the unincorporated association or partnership engaged in that co

• § 273 — Composition of offences

  273.—(1) An authorised officer specially authorised by the Chief Executive of the Agency may compound any compoundable offence —(a) by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(i) one half of the amount of the maximu

• § 274 — Appointment of Director-General, Food Security to administer Part 2

  274.—(1) The Minister may appoint from among public officers or SFA officers, a Director‑General, Food Security to administer Part 2 and the Part 2 Rules.(2) The Director‑General, Food Security may exercise any powers that are conferred upon the Director‑General, Food Security by any provision of Pa

• § 275 — Food security officers

  275.—(1) The Minister may, in relation to any provision of Part 2 or 13 or the Part 2 Rules, appoint as a food security officer for the purposes of that provision, any of the following who are suitably trained to properly exercise the powers of a food security officer: (a) a public officer; (b) an

• § 276 — Agency to administer Act except Parts 2 and 9

  276.—(1) The Agency is responsible for the administration of this Act except any provision in —(a) Part 2 or the Part 2 Rules; (b) Part 9 and any Part 9 Regulations; or (c) Part 10 if involving any Part 9 Regulations. (2) Despite anything in the Interpretation Act 1965, the Singapore Food Agency

• § 277 — Appointment of Director-General, Food Administration

  277.—(1) The Agency must appoint a Director‑General, Food Administration from among SFA officers with suitable qualifications and experience.(2) The Director‑General, Food Administration may, subject to any general or special directions of the Agency, perform any duties that are imposed, and may exe

• § 278 — Authorised officers

  278.—(1) The Agency may, in relation to any provision of this Act (except those mentioned in section 276(1)(a), (b) or (c)), appoint as an authorised officer for the purposes of that provision any of the following who are suitably trained to properly exercise the powers of an authorised officer:(a)

• § 279 — Food inspectors

  279.—(1) The Agency may, in relation to any provision of this Act (except those mentioned in section 276(1)(a), (b) or (c)), appoint as a food inspector for the purposes of that provision, any of the following who are suitably trained to properly exercise the powers of a food inspector:(a) a public

• § 28 — Reporting capacity to hold, etc.

  28.—(1) If an entity is subject to the minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product, and the entity intends —(a) to undertake another MSR activity in relation to the same MSR product; (b) to permanently or indefinitely cease undertaking an MSR activity in relation to the same MSR

• § 280 — Limits on powers of authorised officers and food inspectors

  280.—(1) Without affecting any delegation under section 277(4) or 278(3), an authorised officer and a food inspector are each authorised to exercise the powers conferred on an authorised officer or a food inspector by this Act only to the extent authorised by the Agency by written authorisation give

• § 281 — Identification cards and equipment issued to food security officers

  281.—(1) The Director‑General, Food Security must issue to each food security officer an identification card (in physical or digital form) which must be carried at all times by the food security officer when the food security officer is exercising any power under any provision of Part 2 or 13 or the

• § 282 — Identification cards and equipment issued by Agency

  282.—(1) The Agency must issue to each authorised officer and each food inspector an identification card (in physical or digital form) which must be carried at all times by the authorised officer or food inspector (as the case may be) when he or she is exercising any power under any provision of thi

• § 283 — Showing identification card when exercising power

  283.—(1) If asked to do so, a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector must produce his or her identification card for inspection before exercising any power conferred on him or her under any provision of this Act except those mentioned in section 276(1)(a), (b) or (c).(2) A

• § 284 — Public servants

  284. Without affecting sections 20 and 21 of the Public Sector (Governance) Act 2018, every food security officer, authorised officer or food inspector is taken to be a public servant for the purposes of the Penal Code 1871.

• § 285 — Outsourced enforcement officers

  285.—(1) The Agency may appoint an individual who —(a) is at least 18 years of age; (b) is not an SFA officer; (c) is not a public officer or officer of a public authority; and (d) has suitable qualifications or experience, to be an outsourced enforcement officer to assist the Director‑General,

• § 286 — Powers of outsourced enforcement officers

  286.—(1) The Agency must issue to each outsourced enforcement officer a written authorisation specifying such of the powers in subsection (2) as exercisable by an outsourced enforcement officer, as what the outsourced enforcement officer may exercise, and no other powers.(2) The powers that an outso

• § 287 — Authorised analysts

  287.—(1) The Agency may appoint an individual, whom the Agency considers to be appropriately qualified, to be an authorised analyst for the purposes of this Act.(2) An appointment under subsection (1) —(a) may be subject to any conditions specified in the appointment including —(i) a condition limit

• § 288 — Only authorised analyst may supply certificate of analysis

  288.—(1) Only an authorised analyst may issue to a food security officer, an authorised officer or a food inspector submitting an article for analysis, a certificate of analysis mentioned in section 289(1) setting out the result of the analysis done by or under the supervision of the authorised anal

• § 289 — Authorised analyst’s certificate

  289.—(1) The production by the prosecution of a certificate of analysis in the form prescribed by any regulations made under Part 15, and purporting to be signed by an authorised analyst is sufficient evidence of the facts stated in the certificate, unless the person charged requires the authorised

• § 29 — Average MSR default — civil penalty

  29.—(1) If —(a) an entity is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product; and (b) the entity contravenes section 20(b) by not holding, for a relevant period for which a trigger notice given to the entity is in force, at least the average MSR of stocks of the MSR prod

• § 290 — Analysis not required for conviction

  290. Despite any provision of any other Act, if in any prosecution under this Act it appears to the court that the offence is sufficiently proved without an analysis, proof that an analysis has been made or of the results of an analysis is not necessary to conviction for the offence.

• § 291 — Definitions for this Division

  291. In this Division —“FSSA authorisation” excludes a registration of a plant pesticide product under Part 11; “prescribed”, in relation to an FSSA authorisation or an application for an FSSA authorisation, means prescribed by any regulations made under Part 15 for that FSSA authorisation.

• § 292 — Application for FSSA authorisation

  292.—(1) An application for an FSSA authorisation must be made to the Agency in accordance with this section.(2) An application for an FSSA authorisation must —(a) be in the form and manner the Agency specifies; (b) be accompanied by an application fee (if prescribed) for the authorisation; (c) co

• § 293 — Grant of FSSA authorisation

  293.—(1) Subject to this Act, after considering any application under section 292, the Agency may —(a) on payment of the applicable fee for an FSSA authorisation applied for (if prescribed), grant the applicant the FSSA authorisation; or (b) refuse to grant the FSSA authorisation applied for. (2)

• § 294 — Conditions of FSSA authorisation

  294. In granting an FSSA authorisation to any person, the Agency may impose any conditions that the Agency considers requisite or expedient having regard to the purposes of this Act.

• § 295 — Procedure to modify FSSA authorisation condition or for regulatory action against FSSA authorisation holder

  295.—(1) Subject to subsections (8) and (9), before exercising any relevant power under section 82, 83, 84, 95, 96, 112, 195, 196, 209 or 213 in relation to a holder of an FSSA authorisation, the Agency must give to the holder concerned, a written notice inviting the holder to show (as the case may

• § 296 — Non-transferable FSSA authorisation

  296. Every FSSA authorisation (other than a pre-market approval), and any rights, benefits or privileges under such an authorisation, are not transferable or assignable to any other person, and a transfer or an assignment, or purported transfer or assignment, of such an FSSA authorisation, or of any

• § 297 — Conviction as ground for regulatory action

  297.—(1) In taking any regulatory action under section 83, 84, 96, 112, 196 or 213 because of the conviction of any person of a criminal offence, the Agency may accept the person’s conviction as final.(2) For the purposes of section 78(2)(c), 83(1)(c), 92(2)(d), 96(1)(c), 192(2)(d), 196(1)(c), 211(2

• § 298 — Disqualification from holding FSSA authorisation

  298.—(1) This section applies where an FSSA authorisation is revoked under section 83, 96 or 196 (called in this section the invalidated authorisation). (2) The person who was the holder of an invalidated authorisation is also disqualified, for a period that is specified in a written order by the Ag

• § 299 — Financial penalties, etc.

  299.—(1) Where any financial penalty is imposed on a holder of an FSSA authorisation under the provisions of this Act, for contravening or not complying with — (a) any condition attached to the FSSA authorisation; (b) any provision of this Act applicable to the holder of the FSSA authorisation so f

• § 3 — General interpretation

  3.—(1) In this Act —“advertise” or “advertising”, as a verb, has the meaning given by section 7(2); “advertisement” has the meaning given by section 7(5); “Agency” means the Singapore Food Agency established by the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019; “agri‑food production input” means any of the foll

• § 30 — Daily MSR default — civil penalty

  30.—(1) If —(a) an entity is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in relation to an MSR product; and (b) the entity contravenes section 20(a) by not holding at least the daily MSR of stocks of the MSR product designated for the entity for any day for which a trigger notice given to the ent

• § 300 — Production of FSSA authorisation

  300.—(1) A holder of an FSSA authorisation commits an offence if the holder refuses or fails to show the holder’s FSSA authorisation without delay when requested to do so by any police officer, or an investigator or outsourced enforcement officer duly authorised to do so.(2) A person who is guilty o

• § 301 — Surrender of FSSA authorisation

  301.—(1) This section applies where an FSSA authorisation is revoked or cancelled, or expires and is not renewed.(2) The Agency may, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (1), direct the former holder of an FSSA authorisation —(a) to surrender or return to the Agency, within a period s

• § 302 — Reasonable belief by authorised officer, etc.

  302.—(1) If this Act requires an authorised officer or a food inspector to reasonably believe something before exercising a power, it is sufficient if the Director‑General or a more highly ranked authorised officer or food inspector reasonably believes it and directs the authorised officer or food i

• § 303 — Protection of confidential commercial information for plant pesticides

  303.—(1) Where the Agency receives an application relating to a plant pesticide product, or a proposed plant pesticide product, and the product or an active constituent of the proposed or existing plant pesticide product (as the case may be) has not been the subject of any other earlier application

• § 304 — Service of documents

  304.—(1) A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be given to a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by this Act to be given to an individual may be given —(a) by delivering it to the individual personally; (b) by sending it by post t

• § 305 — Protection from personal liability

  305. No liability shall lie against —(a) a food security officer, an authorised officer, a food inspector or a Part 9 enforcement officer; (b) a member, officer or employee of the Agency; or (c) any other person acting under the direction of the Agency, for anything done or omitted to be done in

• § 306 — Jurisdiction of courts

  306. Despite the Criminal Procedure Code 2010, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court has jurisdiction to try any offence under this Act and has power to impose the full punishment for any such offence.

• § 307 — General power to make regulations

  307.—(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations under this Part, prescribing anything that is required or permitted to be prescribed, or is otherwise necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to, under any provision of this Act.

• § 308 — Fees and charges

  308.—(1) When any provision of this Act confers powers on the Agency to make regulations, with the approval of the Minister, the power includes power —(a) to impose fees or charges in respect of applications for or the grant of an FSSA authorisation, an acceptance or other approval or authorisation

• § 309 — Standards and labelling requirements

  309.—(1) Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, by regulations set out standards relating to any of the following: (a) safety standards for food or agri‑food production inputs, including —(i) the composition, ingredients or other characteristics of any kind

• § 31 — Daily MSR default — offence

  31.—(1) An entity commits an offence if —(a) the entity is subject to a minimum stockholding requirement in section 20(a) in relation to an MSR product on any day for which a trigger notice given to the entity is in force; and (b) the entity intentionally or recklessly holds less than the daily MSR

• § 310 — Food safety schemes

  310.—(1) Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, by regulations establish one or more food safety schemes for the purposes of Part 4. (2) A food safety scheme must state the following: (a) the licensable food business to which the scheme applies; (b) the asp

• § 311 — Other subject matter of regulations

  311. Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations relating to any of the following:(a) any information about food or a regulated food contact article in advertising, including —(i) specifying the requirements for the content of advertisements abou

• § 312 — Part 6 Regulations

  312.—(1) Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations (called Part 6 Regulations) prescribing anything that is required or permitted to be prescribed under Part 6 or is otherwise necessary or convenient for carrying out or giving effect to Part 6.

• § 313 — Animal feed regulations

  313. Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations (called animal feed regulations) —(a) prescribing any substance as a substance that is prohibited with respect to a particular animal feed; (b) prescribing standards for the composition of animal

• § 314 — Pesticide control regulations

  314.—(1) Without limiting section 307, the Agency may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations (called pesticide control regulations) which are required or permitted to be prescribed by Division 3 of Part 11 or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effec

• § 315 — Incorporation by reference, etc.

  315.—(1) Any regulation made under this Act may make provision for or in relation to a matter by applying, adopting or incorporating by reference, with or without modification, any material contained in any code, standard, rule, requirement, specification or other document, as in force at a particul

• § 316 — Presentation to Parliament

  316. All orders, rules and regulations made under this Act must be presented to Parliament as soon as possible after publication in the Gazette.

• § 317 — Codes of practice

  317.—(1) The Agency may, from time to time —(a) issue one or more codes of practice applicable to holders of any FSSA authorisation generally or particular types of holders; (b) approve as a code of practice applicable to holders of any FSSA authorisation generally or particular types of holders an

• § 318 — Use of code of practice in proceedings

  318.—(1) A code of practice is admissible in evidence in any proceedings under this Act where — (a) a person is alleged to have committed an offence under this Act —(i) by reason of a contravention of any provision of this Act; or (ii) by reason of a failure to discharge or perform a duty or other

• § 319 — Act binds Government

  319.—(1) This Act binds the Government and applies in relation to every regulated activity undertaken by the Government for the service of the Government, with the modifications, and subject to the restrictions, specified in rules made by the Minister under subsection (3).(2) For the purposes of thi

• § 32 — Requirement to provide information

  32.—(1) Subject to sections 33 and 34, the Director‑General, Food Security may require a person —(a) who —(i) is an agri‑food supply chain participant; or (ii) is closely connected with an agri‑food supply chain; and (b) who falls within any class of persons prescribed in the Part 2 Rules for the

• § 320 — General exemption

  320. The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any class of persons, food businesses, premises, food or activities from all or any provisions of this Act (except Part 9 or any Part 9 Regulations, any provision in Part 10 involving any Part 9 Regulations and Part 12), either generally or in a

• § 321 — Administrative exemption from Act

  321.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Director‑General may exempt, for a period specified in the exemption —(a) a particular person, food business, premises, food or activity from the operation of any provision of this Act where not provided in paragraph (b) or excluded by subsection (7);

• § 322 — Amendment of section 8

  322. In the Animals and Birds Act 1965, in section 8, after subsection (3), insert —“(4) This section does not apply to the import of eggs or egg products for the purpose of sale or handling as food for human consumption.”. “(4) This section does not apply to the import of eggs or egg products for

• § 323 — New section 8A

  323. In the Animals and Birds Act 1965, after section 8, insert —“Freeze on import licences 8A.—(1) This section applies for the period of time a directive made under section 70 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025 is in force, banning the import of any live food producing animal of a particula

• § 324 — Amendment of section 41

  324. In the Animals and Birds Act 1965, in section 41, in the definition of “animal‑related business” —(a) in paragraph (b), delete “or” at the end; (b) in paragraph (c), replace the comma at the end with “; or”; (c) after paragraph (c), insert —“(d) the operation of any business in respect of ani

• § 325 — Amendment of section 59

  325. In the Animals and Birds Act 1965, in section 59, after subsection (2), insert —“(2A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not extend to —(a) prohibiting or regulating the keeping, breeding or feeding of any animal or bird to produce food or as food for human consumption; (b) prohibiting or regulating t

• § 326 — Amendment of section 62

  326. In the Animals and Birds Act 1965, in section 62 —(a) in subsection (1)(b)(iii), replace “Part 2A of the Sale of Food Act 1973” with “the Food Safety and Security Act 2025”; and (b) after subsection (4), insert —“(4A) Subsection (4) does not extend to the Director‑General revoking or suspendin

• § 327 — Amendment of section 80

  327. In the Animals and Birds Act 1965, in section 80(2)(k), after “method of production”, insert “, but not animal or bird production to produce food or as food for human consumption”.

• § 328 — Amendment of Third Schedule

  328. In the Central Provident Fund Act 1953, in the Third Schedule —(a) after item 17, insert —“17AA. Food Safety and Security Act 2025”; (b) delete item 36; and (c) delete item 42.

• § 329 — Amendment of Schedule

  329. In the Consumer Protection (Trade Descriptions and Safety Requirements) Act 1975, in the Schedule, replace item 1 with —“1. Food Safety and Security Act 2025.”.

• § 33 — Subject information of section 32 requirement

  33.—(1) The power in section 32 may be exercised only in relation to any information —(a) about matters relating to a person’s activities connected with the agri‑food supply chain so far as the activities are in or relate to Singapore; (b) which the Director‑General, Food Security considers necessa

• § 330 — Amendment of long title

  330. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in the long title —(a) after “export of plants and plant products”, insert “(other than as food for human consumption)”; and (b) delete “the use of pesticides,”.

• § 331 — Amendment of section 2

  331. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 2 —(a) delete the definitions of “authorised analyst”, “certified pesticide operator”, “pesticide”, “pesticide residue”, “prohibited pesticide”, “prohibited pesticide residue” and “toxic chemical residue”; and (b) replace the definition of “fresh f

• § 332 — Amendment of section 3

  332. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 3, delete subsection (3).

• § 333 — Deletion of Part 2

  333. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, delete Part 2.

• § 334 — Amendment of section 9

  334. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 9 —(a) in paragraph (a), delete “and” at the end; (b) in paragraph (b), replace the full‑stop at the end with “; and”; and (c) after paragraph (b), insert —“(c) the cultivation of any plant as food or to produce food for human consumption.”.

• § 335 — Deletion of sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16

  335. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, delete sections 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.

• § 336 — Amendment of section 28

  336. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 28(1), after “any country, territory or place”, insert “because of phytosanitary purposes”.

• § 337 — Amendment of section 31

  337. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 31 —(a) in subsection (1)(a), replace “section 7 or 10;” with “section 10; or”; (b) in subsection (1), delete paragraph (b); (c) in subsection (3), replace “section 7 or 10” with “section 10”; (d) in subsection (3), delete “, including but not li

• § 338 — Amendment of section 34

  338. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 34(a), replace “section 10, 11(1) and (2), 22(2) or 41” with “section 10, 22(2) or 41”.

• § 339 — Deletion of sections 39, 40 and 41

  339. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, delete sections 39, 40 and 41.

• § 34 — Other content of section 32 requirement

  34. A requirement under section 32 must specify —(a) the purpose or purposes for which the required information is required; (b) how and when the required information is to be provided, including (in particular) —(i) the form in which it is to be provided; (ii) the means by which it is to be provi

• § 340 — Amendment of section 49

  340. In the Control of Plants Act 1993, in section 49(2) —(a) delete paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (s), (t) and (u); (b) after paragraph (l), insert —“(la) providing for a freeze on the grant, and for the cancelling, of any permit authorising the introduction into Singapore of any pest, when

• § 341 — Amendment of section 2

  341. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 2 —(a) in the definition of “Director‑General, Food Administration”, replace “section 3(1) of the Sale of Food Act 1973” with “section 277(1) of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025”; (b) replace the definition of “food” with —“ “food” h

• § 342 — Replacement of Part 4 heading

  342. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in Part 4, replace the Part heading with —“TEMPORARY FAIRS AND NON-FOOD HAWKING”.

• § 343 — Replacement of section 31W

  343. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, replace section 31W with —“Singapore Food Agency administers Part 4 31W.—(1) The Singapore Food Agency is responsible for the administration of this Part, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.(2) The Singapore Food Agency may

• § 344 — Deletion of section 32

  344. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, delete section 32.

• § 345 — Replacement of section 33

  345. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, replace section 33 with —“Licensing of non-food hawkers in public places 33. A person must not —(a) hawk, sell or expose for sale any goods of any kind but not any food; or (b) set up or use any stall, table, showboard, vehicle or receptacle for th

• § 346 — Deletion of section 34

  346. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, delete section 34.

• § 347 — Replacement of section 35 and new sections 35A and 35B

  347. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, replace section 35 with —“Temporary fairs 35.—(1) A person must not promote, organise or stage any temporary fair on any premises without a permit from the Singapore Food Agency.(2) In this section and sections 35A and 35B, “temporary fair” means a

• § 347-qe-pr35A — Disqualification from temporary fair permit

  35A.—(1) Where a permit to promote, organise or stage a temporary fair is cancelled under section 99(15) on or after the commencement of section 347 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025, the person who was the holder of that permit is also disqualified from holding another permit under section 3

• § 347-qe-pr35B — Associates of disqualified persons

  35B.—(1) Without limiting section 99, this section applies where the Singapore Food Agency is deciding any of the following:(a) whether an applicant should be granted a permit under section 35 to promote, organise or stage a temporary fair (called a section 35 permit); (b) the conditions to impose

• § 348 — Deletion of sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41

  348. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, delete sections 36, 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41.

• § 349 — Amendment of section 41A

  349. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 41A —(a) in subsection (1), replace “section 32(1), 33, 34(1), 35, 36, 37(5), 38(1), 39(1) or (2), 40(1) or (9) or 41(1)” with “section 33 or 35(1)”; (b) in subsection (1)(a), replace “section 33, 34(1), 37(5), 39(2) or 41(1)” with “secti

• § 35 — Limits to disclosure of information provided due to section 32 requirement

  35.—(1) Subsection (2) applies to —(a) the Director‑General, Food Security to whom any information is provided because of a requirement under section 32; and (b) a Singapore public sector agency or other person to whom the information is disclosed by or under the authority of the Director‑General,

• § 350 — Amendment of section 42

  350. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 42 —(a) in subsections (8), (14) and (15), delete “food or”; (b) in subsection (8), replace “Director‑General, Food Administration” with “Singapore Food Agency”; (c) in subsection (9), delete “food,”; and (d) in subsections (11) and (12

• § 351 — Amendment of section 42A

  351. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 42A(1) —(a) delete paragraphs (a) and (b); and (b) in paragraph (e), delete “or by any itinerant hawker”.

• § 352 — Deletion of Part 9

  352. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, delete Part 9.

• § 353 — Amendment of section 82

  353. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 82(3), replace “Director‑General, Food Administration” with “Singapore Food Agency”.

• § 354 — Amendment of section 84A

  354. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 84A —(a) in the section heading, delete “or 9”; (b) in subsections (1) and (5), replace “Director‑General, Food Administration made under Part 4 or 9” with “Singapore Food Agency made under Part 4”; (c) in subsection (2)(a) and (b), repl

• § 355 — Amendment of section 91

  355. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 91(1), delete “or 80A”.

• § 356 — Amendment of section 99

  356. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 99 —(a) in subsection (3), after “under subsection (2)”, insert “or is disqualified under section 35A”; (b) in subsection (18), replace “Parts 4 and 9 by the Director‑General, Food Administration” with “Part 4 by the Singapore Food Agency

• § 357 — Amendment of section 108A

  357. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 108A —(a) replace “Parts 4 and 9 by the Director‑General, Food Administration” with “Part 4 by the Singapore Food Agency”; (b) in paragraph (a), replace “Director‑General, Food Administration” with “Singapore Food Agency”; and (c) in par

• § 358 — Amendment of section 110

  358. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 110 —(a) in subsection (1), replace “Parts 4 and 9” with “Part 4”; and (b) in subsection (2), delete “or 9”.

• § 359 — Amendment of section 111

  359. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, in section 111(4), replace “sections 42A and 80A” with “section 42A”.

• § 36 — Compliance and non-compliance with section 32

  36.—(1) Where —(a) any information which is required by a section 32 requirement to be given to the Director‑General, Food Security is not given or is not given within the time delimited in the requirement; or (b) information which is required by a section 32 requirement to be given to the Director

• § 360 — Deletion of First Schedule

  360. In the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, delete the First Schedule.

• § 361 — Amendment of long title

  361. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in the long title, after “for animals and birds”, insert “which are not food producing animals”.

• § 362 — Amendment of section 1

  362. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 1, after “Feeding Stuffs”, insert “(Pets and Non‑food Producing Animals)”.

• § 363 — Amendment of section 2

  363.—(1) In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 2 —(a) after the definition of “authorised officer”, insert —“ “Board” means the National Parks Board established by the repealed National Parks Act (Cap. 198A, 1991 Revised Edition) as in force before 1 July 1996 and continued by section 3 of the

• § 364 — New section 2A

  364.—(1) In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, after section 2, insert —“Disapplying to animal feed for food producing animals 2A. Sections 4(1)(b) and (4)(b), 5 and 7 do not apply to or in relation to animal feed which is intended to be fed directly to any food producing animal.”. (2) In the Feeding St

• § 365 — Amendment of section 3

  365. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 3(2) and (5), replace “Agency” with “Board”.

• § 366 — Amendment of section 4

  366.—(1) In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 4 —(a) replace subsection (1) with —“(1) The Director‑General may issue a licence to any person —(a) to import any simple feeds, feed concentrates or compound feeds; or (b) to manufacture or process for sale any feed concentrates or compound feeds

• § 367 — Amendment of section 6

  367. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 6, delete “simple feeds,”.

• § 368 — Amendment of section 8

  368. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 8(1)(a), replace “, processing for sale or sale of simple feeds,” with “or processing for sale of animal feed,”.

• § 369 — Amendment of section 9

  369. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 9 —(a) in the section heading, replace “Agency” with “Board”; and (b) replace “Agency” with “Board”.

• § 37 — Interest in case of civil penalty default

  37. If any MSR charge is not paid before the end of the time delimited by or under section 29(2) or 30(2), the entity concerned is liable to pay to the Director‑General, Food Security interest, at the rate prescribed in the Part 2 Rules, on the amount of MSR charge unpaid, calculated on a daily basi

• § 370 — Amendment of section 10

  370. In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 10 —(a) in subsection (4), delete “simple feed,”; and (b) in subsection (6), delete “simple feeds,”.

• § 371 — Amendment of section 11

  371.—(1) In the Feeding Stuffs Act 1965, in section 11(2) —(a) replace paragraph (a) with —“(a) the regulation and control of —(i) the import of any simple feeds, feed concentrates or compound feeds; or (ii) the manufacture or preparation of feed concentrates or compound feeds;”; and (b) in paragr

• § 372 — Amendment of section 2

  372. In the Fisheries Act 1966, in section 2 —(a) in the definition of “Director‑General”, replace “section 3(1) of the Sale of Food Act 1973” with “section 277(1) of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025”; and (b) delete the definitions of “fish culturist” and “fish pond”.

• § 373 — Amendment of section 23

  373. In the Fisheries Act 1966, in section 23(1), delete paragraph (c).

• § 374 — Amendment of section 27

  374. In the Fisheries Act 1966, in section 27(2) —(a) in paragraph (c), delete “and of the cultivation of fish or any particular species of fish”; (b) in paragraph (d), delete “or persons involved in the cultivation of fish”; (c) in paragraph (e), delete “cultured,”; (d) in paragraph (j), delete

• § 375 — Amendment of section 2

  375. In the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act 2024, in section 2 —(a) in the definition of “food”, replace “the Sale of Food Act 1973” with “section 4 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025”; and (b) in the definitions of “unsafe” and “unsuitable”, replace “sections 2C and 2D of the Sale of Food A

• § 376 — Amendment of section 2

  376. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 2 —(a) in the definition of “appropriate Minister”, in paragraph (a)(i), delete “or the Director‑General, Food Administration”; (b) delete the definition of “Director‑General, Food Administration”; and (c) in the definition of “Health Officer”,

• § 377 — Amendment of section 3

  377. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 3 —(a) in subsection (2), replace “and the Director‑General, Food Administration are,” with “is”; (b) in subsection (3), delete “or the Director‑General, Food Administration”; and (c) in subsection (4), delete “or the Director‑General, Food Admi

• § 378 — Amendment of section 4

  378. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 4(1), (1A) and (2), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 379 — Amendment of section 5

  379. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 5, delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 38 — Recovery of civil penalty

  38.—(1) Any MSR charge is deemed, when it becomes due and payable at the expiry of the time so delimited by or under section 29(2) or 30(2), to be a debt due to the Government from the person from whom the MSR charge is due and payable, and must be collected and received by the Director‑General, Foo

• § 380 — Amendment of section 21I

  380. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 21I(1), (2) and (3), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 381 — Amendment of section 29

  381. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 29(1) and (2), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration” wherever it appears.

• § 382 — Deletion of sections 38 and 39

  382. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, delete sections 38 and 39.

• § 383 — Amendment of section 42

  383. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 42(1), (2), (3) and (4), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 384 — Amendment of section 44

  384. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 44(1) and (2), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 385 — Amendment of section 55A

  385. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 55A(1), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration” wherever it appears.

• § 386 — Amendment of section 57

  386. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 57(1) and (2), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 387 — Amendment of section 63

  387. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 63(1) and (2), delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration” wherever it appears.

• § 388 — Amendment of section 67

  388. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 67, delete “, the Director‑General, Food Administration”.

• § 389 — Amendment of section 68

  389. In the Infectious Diseases Act 1976, in section 68 —(a) in subsection (1), delete “or (3)”; (b) delete subsection (3); and (c) in subsection (4), replace “subsection (1), (2) or (3)” with “subsection (1) or (2)”.

• § 39 — Remission

  39.—(1) Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Minister —(a) that payment of any MSR charge payable is likely to cause substantial hardship to an entity; or (b) that payment of any MSR charge payable by a particular entity is not compatible with the purposes of this Part having regard to the

• § 390 — Amendment of section 2

  390. In the National Parks Board Act 1996, in section 2, replace the definition of “animal‑related services” with —“ “animal‑related services” includes any of the following activities:(a) bathing, grooming or clipping of animals; (b) treatment, vaccination or inoculation of animals; (c) providing

• § 391 — Amendment of section 10L

  391. In the Sale of Food Act 1973, in section 10L —(a) replace paragraph (e) with —“(e) the Feeding Stuffs (Pets and Non‑food Producing Animals) Act 1965;”; and (b) after paragraph (f), insert —“(fa) the Food Safety and Security Act 2025;”.

• § 392 — Deletion of provisions relating to food safety offences

  392. In the Sale of Food Act 1973 —(a) delete Parts 3 and 5; (b) delete sections 23, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 43; (c) in section 40(1), replace “, advertising or sale” with “or advertising”; (d) in section 40(2), replace “, advertise or sell” with “or advertise”; (e) in section 40(4), replace “Without

• § 393 — Deletion of provisions relating to food safety measures

  393. In the Sale of Food Act 1973 —(a) in section 2, in the definition of “requirement of this Act”, in paragraph (c), insert “or” at the end; (b) in section 2, in the definition of “requirement of this Act”, delete paragraph (d); (c) in section 2, delete the definitions of “unsafe” and “unsuitabl

• § 394 — Deletion of provisions relating to marketing and public health promotion

  394. In the Sale of Food Act 1973 —(a) in section 40(1) (as amended by section 392), delete “or advertising”; (b) in section 40(2) (as amended by section 392), delete “or advertise”; (c) in section 56(1), replace paragraph (k) with —“(k) prohibiting or regulating the promotion or advertising of fo

• § 395 — Repeal

  395. Repeal the Sale of Food Act 1973.

• § 396 — Amendment of section 2

  396. In the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, in section 2 —(a) delete the definition of “animal”; (b) after the definition of “Deputy Chairperson”, insert —“ “Director‑General, Food Security” has the meaning given by section 3(1) of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025;”; (c) in the definition of

• § 397 — Amendment of section 5

  397. In the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, in section 5 —(a) in subsection (1), replace paragraph (a) with —“(a) to regulate the primary production activities and the production of animal feed to ensure the safety and resilience of food supply;”; (b) in subsection (1)(b), (d), (e) and (g), replace

• § 398 — Amendment of section 6

  398. In the Singapore Food Agency Act 2019, in section 6(2), replace paragraph (a) with —“(a) to enter into contracts, agreements or arrangements —(i) for itself; or (ii) for the Government, in order for the Government or the Agency to maintain a minimum quantity of stocks of certain foods and agr

• § 399 — Amendment of section 2

  399. In the Weights and Measures Act 1975, in section 2(1), in the definition of “food”, replace “the Sale of Food Act 1973” with “section 4 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025”.

• § 4 — Meaning of “food”

  4.—(1) In this Act, “food” includes the following:(a) any substance or thing of a kind used, capable of being used, or represented as being for use, for human consumption (whether it is live, raw, prepared or partly prepared); (b) any substance or thing of a kind used, capable of being used, or rep

• § 40 — Part 2 Rules

  40.—(1) The Minister may make rules which are required or permitted to be prescribed by this Part or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Part.(2) In particular, the Minister may make rules —(a) prescribing for the purposes of section 23(1)(b), the p

• § 400 — Amendment relating to misleading labels

  400. In the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999, in section 23(1)(f), delete “or which has been labelled with any information that is false, inaccurate or misleading”.

• § 401 — Amendment relating to product unfit for human consumption

  401. In the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999, in section 23(1)(h), delete “diseased, adulterated or unfit for human consumption or which is otherwise”.

• § 402 — Validation

  402.—(1) Every amount collected as, or purportedly as —(a) a fee for a permit under the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999 to import frozen, chilled or processed meat products; (b) an application fee for a licence under the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999 to operate a slaughterhouse, a meat or fish

• § 403 — Repeal

  403. Repeal the Wholesome Meat and Fish Act 1999.

• § 404 — New section 9A

  404. In the Wildlife Act 1965, after section 9, insert —“Freeze on written approval to import 9A.—(1) This section applies for the period of time where a directive made under section 70 of the Food Safety and Security Act 2025 is in force, banning the import of any live food producing animal of a p

• § 405 — Saving and transitional provisions

  405.—(1) The Second Schedule has effect.(2) For a period of 2 years after the commencement of this section, the Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Second Schedule by prescribing any additional provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of any section in t

• § 41 — Saving and transitional provisions for food security

  41.—(1) The Director‑General, Food Security may give a trigger notice to any person who immediately, before the commencement of this Part, holds a licence granted by the Price Controller or a Deputy Price Controller or an Assistant Price Controller under the Price Control Act 1950 —(a) that authoris

• § 42 — Definitions for Part 3

  42.—(1) In this Part —“agri‑food production input” excludes the following even if essential in undertaking any primary production activity:(a) any animal reproductive material from a food producing animal; (b) any young of a food producing animal; (c) any seed, spore, bulb, root, cutting or other

• § 43 — Matter to which Part 3 applies

  43.—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Part applies only to the following:(a) the export of any export‑controlled item; (b) the import of any import‑controlled item; (c) the transhipment of any transhipment‑controlled item. (2) This Part does not apply to or in relation to —(a) any food

• § 44 — Meaning of import for “private consumption”

  44.—(1) Any food (other than a food additive as such) or any prepacked food additive preparation, of a particular kind or different kinds is taken to have been imported for private consumption if on the particular occasion of its bringing into Singapore —(a) the food (other than a food additive as s

• § 45 — Importing prohibited food, etc.

  45.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person imports an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is a prohibited food, a prohibited food contact article or a prohibited animal feed; and (c) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the object or thing is a prohibited food, pr

• § 46 — Importing prohibited food, etc. — strict liability

  46.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person imports an object or a thing; and (b) the object or thing is a prohibited food, a prohibited food contact article or a prohibited animal feed. (2) Strict liability applies to the offence in subsection (1). (3) A person who is guilty of an off

• § 47 — Unlicensed import of import-controlled item

  47.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person imports an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is an import‑controlled item to which this Part applies; (c) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the object or thing is an import‑controlled item; and (d) the person is not

• § 48 — Unlicensed import of import-controlled item — strict liability

  48.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person imports an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is an import‑controlled item to which this Part applies; and (c) the person is not one of the following:(i) a holder of both a current licence to import and a current import consignment per

• § 49 — Importing non-conforming consignment of import‑controlled item

  49.—(1) A person holding a current import consignment permit commits an offence if —(a) the person imports a consignment comprising any import‑controlled item to which this Part applies; (b) the consignment does not conform to any identifying detail of the consignment that is stated in the import c

• § 5 — Meaning of “food business”

  5.—(1) In this Act, “food business” means a business or an undertaking or activity that involves —(a) the production of primary produce; (b) the handling of food intended for supply or for export; or (c) the supply of food, regardless of whether the business, undertaking or activity concerned is

• § 50 — Importing non-conforming consignment of import‑controlled item — strict liability

  50.—(1) A person holding a current import consignment permit commits an offence if —(a) the person imports a consignment comprising any import‑controlled item to which this Part applies; (b) the consignment does not conform to any identifying detail of the consignment that is stated in the import c

• § 51 — Unlicensed export of export-controlled item

  51.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person exports an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is an export‑controlled item to which this Part applies; (c) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the object or thing is an export‑controlled item; and (d) the person is not

• § 52 — Unlicensed export of export‑controlled item — strict liability

  52.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person exports an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is an export‑controlled item to which this Part applies; and (c) the person is not one of the following:(i) a holder of both a current licence to export and a current export consignment per

• § 53 — Exporting non-conforming consignment of export‑controlled item

  53.—(1) A person holding a current export consignment permit commits an offence if —(a) the person exports a consignment comprising any export‑controlled item to which this Part applies; (b) the consignment does not conform to any identifying detail of the consignment that is stated in the export c

• § 54 — Exporting non-conforming consignment of export‑controlled item — strict liability

  54.—(1) A person holding a current export consignment permit commits an offence if —(a) the person exports a consignment comprising any export‑controlled item to which this Part applies; (b) the consignment does not conform to any identifying detail of the consignment that is stated in the export c

• § 55 — Unlicensed transhipment of transhipment-controlled item

  55.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person tranships a consignment comprising any transhipment‑controlled item; (b) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the consignment comprises the transhipment‑controlled item; and (c) the person is not one of the following:(i) a licen

• § 56 — Unlicensed transhipment of transhipment‑controlled item — strict liability

  56.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person tranships a consignment comprising any transhipment‑controlled item; and (b) the person is not one of the following:(i) a licensed importer or licensed exporter who is granted a transhipment consignment permit covering the particular consignmen

• § 57 — Export or transhipment of controlled item without inspection advice

  57.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person enters an object or a thing for export or transhipment, or exports or tranships an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is examinable matter; (c) an inspection advice has not been issued in respect of the object or thing; (d) the person

• § 58 — Export or transhipment of controlled item without inspection advice — strict liability

  58.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person enters an object or a thing for export or transhipment, or exports or tranships an object or a thing; (b) the object or thing is examinable matter; (c) an inspection advice has not been issued in respect of the object or thing; (d) the person

• § 59 — Importing item not meeting applicable standard, etc.

  59.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person imports an import‑controlled item that is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a prohibited food contact article; (iii) a prohibited animal feed; (b) the import-controlled item —(i) does not meet an applicable standard; or (ii)

• § 6 — Meaning of “licensable food business”

  6.—(1) In this Act, a “licensable food business” means a food business in Singapore that falls within a class of retail food business or non‑retail food business that is specified in the First Schedule. (2) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the First Schedule — (a) by deleting a class

• § 60 — Importing item not meeting applicable standard, etc. — strict liability

  60.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person imports any import‑controlled item that is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a prohibited food contact article; (iii) a prohibited animal feed; and (b) the import‑controlled item —(i) does not meet an applicable standard; or

• § 61 — Dealing with imported examinable matter without inspection advice

  61.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person —(i) intentionally deals with an object or a thing in a particular manner; or (ii) has in possession an object or a thing knowing that it is likely to be supplied or offered or displayed for supply; (b) the object or thing is examinable matter

• § 62 — Dealing with imported examinable matter without inspection advice — strict liability

  62.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person —(i) intentionally deals with an object or a thing in a particular manner; or (ii) has in possession an object or a thing knowing that it is likely to be supplied or offered or displayed for supply; (b) the object or thing is examinable matter

• § 63 — Dealing with failing imported food, etc., knowingly

  63.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person intentionally deals with an import‑controlled item in a particular manner; (b) the import‑controlled item is examinable matter; (c) the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the import‑controlled item was imported; (d) the person kn

• § 64 — Possession for supply knowing that prohibited food, etc.

  64.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person has in possession an object or a thing knowing that it is being or is likely to be supplied or offered or displayed for supply; (b) the object or thing is imported and is a prohibited food, a prohibited food contact article or a prohibited anim

• § 65 — Possession for supply knowing, etc., applicable standard not met

  65.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person has in possession an object or a thing knowing that it is being or is likely to be supplied or offered or displayed for supply; (b) the object or thing is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a prohibited food contact article; (i

• § 66 — Possession for supply where applicable standard not met — strict liability

  66.—(1) A person commits an offence if —(a) the person has in possession an object or a thing knowing that it is being or is likely to be supplied or offered or displayed for supply; (b) the object or thing is none of the following:(i) a prohibited food; (ii) a prohibited food contact article; (i

• § 67 — Defence of due diligence

  67.—(1) In a prosecution of a person for an offence under this Part, it is a defence for the person charged to prove, on a balance of probabilities, that —(a) the commission of the offence was due to —(i) an act or omission of another person; or (ii) an accident or some other cause outside the cont

• § 68 — Presumption as to possession

  68. For the purposes of sections 61, 62, 64, 65 and 66, where food is found in any premises that a person uses for —(a) manufacturing food of the same kind; (b) preparing food of the same kind; (c) storing, packing or labelling food of the same kind; (d) transporting or delivering food of the sam

• § 69 — Prohibited food, prohibited animal feed, etc.

  69.—(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prohibit the import of a food, or a brand of food, because the Minister is satisfied —(a) that there is uncertainty or concern about the safety and suitability of the food, in light of information about —(i) the nature of the food or the source from

• § 7 — Meanings of “publish in Singapore”, “advertise” and associated terms

  7.—(1) In this Act, “publish in Singapore”, in relation to any content, means communicating, distributing, or making available or making known, the content to the general public, in whatever form and by whatever means, such as (but not limited to) —(a) including the content in a newspaper, magazine,

• § 70 — Import prohibition of live food producing animals

  70.—(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Agency may from time to time and in accordance with subsections (2), (3) and (4), make directives of general application banning the import of any live food producing animal of a particular kind from a particular country or place outside Singapore as may be nec

• § 71 — Regulations for inspection schemes

  71.—(1) The Agency, with the approval of the Minister, may make regulations establishing one or more inspection schemes applicable to any controlled item to which this Part applies —(a) identifying controlled items of particular kinds as controlled items of a kind that if imported, exported or trans

• § 72 — Inspection advice

  72.—(1) After a controlled item that is required under this Part to be inspected, or inspected and analysed, upon import or before export, has been so inspected, or inspected and analysed, an authorised officer or a food inspector must issue a written advice (called in this Act an inspection advice)

• § 73 — Holding orders

  73.—(1) If —(a) an inspection, or inspection and analysis, of examinable matter of a particular kind indicates the examinable matter, or a part of the examinable matter, to be failing; (b) an authorised officer or a food inspector is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that an

• § 74 — Treatment, destruction or re-export of failing food, etc.

  74.—(1) This section applies to a controlled item that —(a) has been identified in an inspection advice as failing; and (b) is required, under that advice, to be treated, destroyed or re‑exported from Singapore. (2) If an inspection advice, given in respect of a controlled item to which this secti

• § 75 — Recognised foreign government certificates, etc.

  75.—(1) The Agency may determine, in writing, that a report, certificate or other document —(a) issued by or under the authority of —(i) a specified foreign government of a particular foreign country; or (ii) a foreign food authority of a specified foreign country; and (b) stating that food of a s

• § 76 — Types of licences and permits

  76.—(1) A licence may be granted by the Agency under this Part authorising, for a period, the holder of the licence —(a) to import in the course of business an import‑controlled item stated in the licence; or (b) to export in the course of business an export‑controlled item stated in the licence.

• § 77 — Application of Division 4 of Part 14 (general licensing procedures)

  77. Division 4 of Part 14 applies to every application for a licence or consignment permit, and to every licence or consignment permit granted under this Part, subject to the modifications in this Part.

• § 78 — Criteria for grant, etc., of licence

  78.—(1) This section applies where the Agency is deciding any of the following:(a) whether an applicant should be granted a licence; (b) the conditions to impose on a licence; (c) whether to modify any condition of a licence. (2) When making a decision mentioned in subsection (1), the Agency must

• § 79 — Criteria for grant, etc., of consignment permit

  79.—(1) This section applies where the Agency is deciding any of the following:(a) whether an applicant should be granted a consignment permit; (b) the conditions to impose on a consignment permit; (c) whether to modify any condition of a consignment permit. (2) When making a decision mentioned i

• § 8 — Meanings of “sell” and “supply”

  8.—(1) In this Act, “sell”, in relation to food, means to do, cause or permit the doing of, offer to do, or attempt to do, any of the following (or a combination thereof) in Singapore in relation to food for handling or for human consumption:(a) sell or re‑sell; (b) barter; (c) receive, or having

• § 80 — Conditions of licence or consignment permit

  80. Without limiting section 294, in granting a licence or consignment permit to any person, the Agency may impose conditions —(a) restricting the import of any import‑controlled item from any foreign country; (b) restricting —(i) the export of any export‑controlled item to any foreign country; or

• § 81 — Validity of licence and consignment permit

  81.—(1) Every licence granted under this Part is in force for the period (not exceeding 5 years) specified in the licence —(a) except when it is wholly suspended under section 83(2); and (b) unless it is earlier revoked under section 83(1). (2) Every consignment permit granted under this Part is i

• § 82 — Modifying conditions of licence

  82. Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, it is lawful for the Agency to modify the conditions of a licence without compensating the licensed importer or licensed exporter concerned.

• § 83 — Regulatory action concerning licence

  83.—(1) Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, if the Agency is satisfied that —(a) a licensed importer or licensed exporter is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —(i) any of the conditions of its licence; (ii) any provision of this Act applicable to the lice

• § 84 — Cancelling consignment permit

  84. Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, the Agency may cancel (without any compensation) an import consignment permit, an export consignment permit or a transhipment consignment permit granted to a licensed importer or licensed exporter if —(a) in the case of an import consignment permit, the Agency i

• § 85 — Post-revocation, etc., of licence or permit

  85.—(1) This section applies where —(a) the licence of a licensed importer or licensed exporter is revoked or wholly suspended under section 83; or (b) a consignment permit granted to a licensed importer or licensed exporter for a consignment is cancelled under section 84. (2) The Agency may, in a

• § 86 — Application of this Division

  86.—(1) This Division applies only to a licensed importer who imports any of the following import‑controlled items:(a) any of the following food:(i) meat and meat products; (ii) fish and fish products; (iii) fresh fruits and vegetables; (iv) eggs; (v) any other food except a food additive as suc

• § 87 — Information licensed importer must keep or have ready access to

  87.—(1) If an import‑controlled item to which this Division applies is imported, the licensed importer concerned must keep, or have ready access to, the information described in subsection (2) for no shorter than the period prescribed for that import‑controlled item.(2) The information is —(a) the p

• § 88 — Identification, location and tracing of import‑controlled items

  88.—(1) A licensed importer must have procedures for —(a) identifying and locating imported import‑controlled items to which this Division applies; and (b) tracing imported import‑controlled items to which this Division applies so that the imported import‑controlled item can be traced —(i) from the

• § 89 — Providing information — importer

  89.—(1) When requested to do so by an authorised officer or a food inspector, a licensed importer is bound to state truly what the licensed importer is requested, and must give information about the matters in section 87(1) —(a) in a readily accessible format; and (b) within 24 hours after the requ

• § 9 — Meaning of “handling” food

  9. In this Act, “handling”, in relation to food, includes any one or more of the following activities:(a) preparing or manufacturing the food; (b) processing the food; (c) storing, packing or labelling the food; (d) transporting or delivering the food; (e) displaying the food; (f) dishing up or

• § 90 — Definitions for Part 4

  90. In this Part —“accepted”, in relation to a farm management plan or food control plan, means such a plan which the Agency last accepts under this Part; “application”, for a food business licence, means an application for or to renew the food business licence; “farm management plan”, for a licen

• § 91 — Application of Division 4 of Part 14 (general licensing procedures)

  91.—(1) Division 4 of Part 14 applies to every application for a food business licence to use any premises to carry on a licensable food business, and to every food business licence granted under this Part, subject to the modifications in this Part.(2) In addition, every application for a food busin

• § 92 — Criteria for grant of food business licence

  92.—(1) This section applies where the Agency is deciding any of the following:(a) whether an applicant should be granted a food business licence; (b) the conditions to impose on a food business licence; (c) whether to modify any condition of a food business licence. (2) When making a decision me

• § 93 — Conditions of food business licence

  93.—(1) Without limiting section 294, in granting a food business licence to any person, the Agency may impose conditions requiring the food business licensee —(a) to meet all the standards prescribed for the maintenance, cleanliness, sanitation and hygiene of the licensable food business authorised

• § 94 — Validity of food business licence

  94.—(1) Every food business licence granted under this Part is to be in any form that the Agency may determine.(2) Every food business licence granted under this Part is in force for the period (not exceeding 5 years) specified in the licence —(a) except when it is wholly suspended under section 96(

• § 95 — Modifying conditions of food business licence

  95. Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, it is lawful for the Agency to modify the conditions of a food business licence without compensating the food business licensee concerned.

• § 96 — Regulatory action concerning food business licence

  96.—(1) Subject to Division 4 of Part 14, if the Agency is satisfied that —(a) a food business licensee is contravening or not complying with, or has contravened or failed to comply with —(i) any of the conditions of its food business licence; (ii) any provision of this Act applicable to the food b

• § 97 — Post-revocation, etc., of food business licence

  97.—(1) Where the food business licence of a food business licensee is revoked or suspended (in whole or in part) under section 96, the Agency may direct as follows:(a) direct that —(i) any food handled; or (ii) any primary produce from any primary production activity, under any of the operations

• § 98 — Application of this Division

  98.—(1) This Division applies only to a licensable food business that is prescribed by the Minister, by order in the Gazette, as subject to this Division.(2) Where any licensable food business is prescribed in any order made under subsection (1), this Division does not apply to or in relation to the

• § 99 — Information food business proprietor must keep or have ready access to

  99.—(1) Every proprietor of a licensable food business to which this Division applies must keep, or have ready access to, the information described in subsection (2) for no shorter than the prescribed period after the date that the food is supplied by the proprietor.(2) The information is —(a) the p