Singapore to begin importing chicken eggs from Brunei, further diversifying its food sources

Published 2022년 12월 13일

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Singapore is expanding its list of countries to import chicken eggs from, adding Brunei as a new source, bringing the total to 17. This decision, following a visit by Singapore's Minister for Sustainability and the Environment to a Brunei egg farm, aims to diversify egg supply sources and enhance food cooperation between Singapore and Brunei. Currently, about 70% of Singapore's egg supply is imported, with local production covering the remaining 30%. Strict food safety and animal health standards are maintained for imported eggs by the Singapore Food Agency.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will begin importing chicken eggs from Brunei, the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) said on Tuesday (Dec 13). This follows Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu's visit to an egg farm in Brunei, where she announced that SFA has accredited the country as a new source of egg exports. This brings the number of countries and regions accredited to export "hen shell eggs" to Singapore to 17, up from 12 in 2019, said the agency. "The accreditation of Brunei as a new country source for eggs is another step towards augmenting food cooperation between both countries, as Brunei looks to produce eggs for export while Singapore diversifies its egg import sources further," said SFA. Ms Fu visited Golden Chick Livestock Farm in Brunei on Tuesday, at the start of her three-day official visit to the country. It is the first Bruneian farm to export eggs to Singapore. She is also in Brunei to discuss and strengthen agri-food, environmental, water resource ...

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