Singapore Food Agency

Singapore Food Agency
Agency overview
Formed April 1, 2019 (2019-04-01)
Preceding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of Singapore
Agency executive
  • Lim Kok Thai, Chief Executive Officer (Designate)
Parent agency Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources

The Singapore Food Agency (Abbreviation: SFA; Malay: Agensi Makanan Singapura; Chinese: 新加坡食品局) will be a new statutory board, under the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, formed to oversee food safety and security.[1][2]

History

The agency was first announced in July 2018 as a consolidation of all food-related functions, currently carried out by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). In parallel, all non-food plant and animal-related functions of AVA will be transferred to the National Parks Board (NParks). The National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) will also be set up to consolidate the food laboratory capabilities across the different statutory boards.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Wong, Derek (26 July 2018). "New stat board Singapore Food Agency to be formed in April 2019; AVA will cease to exist". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Matthew, Mohan. "New stat board to oversee food safety and security; AVA to be disbanded". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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