Singapore Food Agency

The Singapore Food Agency (Abbreviation: SFA; Malay: Agensi Makanan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் உணவு அமைப்பு; Chinese: 新加坡食品局) is a statutory board formed under the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment to oversee food safety and security.[1]

Singapore Food Agency
Logo of the Singapore Food Agency
Agency overview
Formed1 April 2019 (2019-04-01)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters52 Jurong Gateway Road, #14-01, Singapore 608550
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Sustainability and the Environment
Websitesfa.gov.sg

History

The agency was first announced on 26 July 2018 as a consolidation of all food-related functions, then carried out by the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA), National Environment Agency (NEA) and the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). In addition, all non-food plant and animal-related functions of AVA was transferred to the National Parks Board (NParks). The National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) was set up to consolidate the food laboratory capabilities across the different statutory boards.[2][3]

SFA had set a target for 30% of home-grown food in Singapore by 2030, up from 10% now. This will be done by finding new solutions to raise productivity of food supplies.[4] With that, the agency was launched on 1 April 2019 by Masagos Zulkifli, marking the first day of operations.[1]

References
  1. Teh, Cheryl (1 April 2019). "New agency launched to strengthen food security and safety, from farm to fork". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  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.
  3. Matthew, Mohan. "New stat board to oversee food safety and security; AVA to be disbanded". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. "Singapore sets 30% goal for home-grown food by 2030". The Straits Times. 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-04-28.
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