When exporting cockles and oysters to Singapore, microbiological standards must be met

The Singapore Food Authority recently announced ‘Food Regulations Amendment No. 3’. The ‘2023 Food Regulations Amendment No. 3’ announced by the Singapore Food Authority in September this year mainly includes the establishment of new provisions on microbial safety requirements for non-ready-to-eat foods. The existing regulations limit the application of food microbiological requirements to ready-to-eat foods, so an attempt was made to supplement the limitations by establishing a new provision for non-ready-to-eat foods through the regulations. Singapore's food regulations define ready-to-eat food as food sold for direct consumption without the need for cooking or other processing to reduce or eliminate pathogens or other microorganisms of concern. In addition to the definition of ready-to-eat food, the amendment defines non-ready-to-eat food as ‘food that is not a ready-to-eat food’, and non-ready-to-eat food is considered to be a food that requires cooking or processing before ...