Koh Poh Koon on Food Safety and Security Bill

Ensuring food safety from farm to fork requires every player across the food value chain to play their part, requiring a shared commitment from Government, industry and consumers, said Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Koh Poh Koon. He told the House on Wednesday (Jan 8) that the Food Safety and Security Bill has provisions aimed at two agri-food production inputs which can directly affect the safety of food produced namely, animal feed and plant pesticides. It regulates the import and production of animal feed for food-producing animals, as well as the use of plant pesticides for growing food. The Singapore Food Agency will regulate animal feed for food-producing animals while NParks will regulate animal feed for non-food-producing animals. The Bill also introduces the Minimum Stockholding Requirement to help ensure that Singapore has a certain level of in-country stocks to tide over impacts to supply during potential disruptions.