GPC to table motion to reduce food waste, strengthen food resilience through government and ground-up efforts

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1. Wed, 2 September 2026

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   • Channel News Asia10:43first to report
     GPC to table motion to reduce food waste, strengthen food resilience through government and ground-up efforts

     Rising daily food expenses may be top of mind, but upstream improvements need to be discussed so Singapore has a robust infrastructure to serve its food needs in the long run, said GPC chair Ms Poh Li San.

2. Wed, 9 September 2026

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   • Channel News Asia13:31
     Singapore studying food donations past 'best by' date; MPs back motion on food resilience, waste reduction

     Each person in Singapore generates about 128kg of food waste annually, said MP Poh Li San, one of the motion’s proposers.

   • asiaone.com13:45edited after publishing
     SFA study set to find out whether food that has passed 'best before' date can be donated

     previouslySFA study set to find out whether food that has passed best before date can be donated

     The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is embarking on a study to assess the safety and feasibility of allowing food that has passed their "use by"/"best before" dates to be donated, while maintaining food safety standards. This was revealed by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Goh Hanyan during the debate on a motion calling on the Government to...

3. Tue, 22 September 2026

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   • Channel News Asia22:00edited after publishing
     Commentary: Food scares abroad are cause for concern in Singapore, not panic

     previouslyCommentary: How concerned should Singapore be about food safety lapses abroad?

     Singapore cannot close itself off to global food trade, so it must anticipate and detect risks before they arrive, says Paul Teng of ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

4. Thu, 24 September 2026

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   • Channel News Asia23:28
     SFA looking into alleged illegal sale of dog meat in Singapore

     The Singapore Food Agency says it has not approved any source of dog meat.

5. Fri, 25 September 2026

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   • South China Morning Post02:27
     Singapore food watchdog investigates alleged illegal sales of dog meat

     The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) is looking into a social media allegation that dog meat was being sold illegally in Singapore. The screengrabs shared on the Facebook group Dogs Singapore appeared to show an advertisement in Vietnamese offering various cuts of dog meat. A check on Friday morning found that the post containing the screengrab had been deleted. SFA has not approved any source of dog meat, the agency said early on Friday morning. “All food imports must meet SFA’s requirements....