Section 75 — Recognised foreign government certificates, etc.

(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 specified kind meets an applicable standard or a requirement of this Act, is a recognised foreign government certificate.

(2)The Agency may make a determination under subsection (1) in relation to a particular foreign country if the Agency is satisfied —

(a)that there is in force an agreement between Singapore and that foreign country; or

(b)based on an assessment of the food safety systems of Singapore and that foreign country, that —

(i)Singapore and the foreign country have equivalent food safety systems; or

(ii)the foreign country has schemes for periodic inspection and evaluation, or does conduct equivalent monitoring, of the food or primary production activities in the foreign country.

(3)The Agency may revoke a determination under subsection (1) if the Agency has reason to doubt the continued reliability of a statement made in any certificate to which the determination relates.