Food for Thought

Securing Singapore’s Supply of Safe Food: All Day, Every Day

All day and every day, officers from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) fan out across the island as they work to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore.

01 Apr 2022

Crunching Data for Food Safety's Sake

To manage the growing threats to our food safety arising from increasingly diverse food sources and complex supply chains, the National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) actively leverages data science to ensure that food in Singapore remains safe for consumption.

04 Dec 2021

Tools of the trade series: Food microbiologist

In this month’s ‘Tools of the Trade’ series, we offer a glimpse into Salwah’s work – one part of our integrated system ensuring the safety of food in Singapore.

08 Oct 2020

Tools of the Trade series: Senior Scientist @ NCFS

Each day, food samples ranging from fruits and vegetables to processed food arrive at NCFS. Scientists make their way around the lab, conducting tests on these samples. All these, to ensure food safety in Singapore.

30 Jun 2020

Tools of the Trade Series: Scientist @ NCFS

As a scientist in SFA’s National Centre for Food Science (NCFS), Renuka Selvaraj is often spotted in F&B outlets, where she takes swabs from food preparation surfaces, scoops ingredients into separate sealable bags.

12 Jun 2019