Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · s 75

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—(1) The Agency may determine, in writing, that a report, certificate or other document —(a)issued by or under the authority of —(i)a specified foreign government of a particular foreign country; or(ii)a foreign food authority of a specified foreign country; and(b)stating that food of a specified kind meets an applicable standard or a requirement of this Act,is a recognised foreign government certificate. (2) The Agency may make a determination under subsection (1) in relation to a particular foreign country if the Agency is satisfied —(a)that there is in force an agreement between Singapore and that foreign country; or(b)based on an assessment of the food safety systems of Singapore and that foreign country, that —(i)Singapore and the foreign country have equivalent food safety systems; or(ii)the foreign country has schemes for periodic inspection and evaluation, or does conduct equivalent monitoring, of the food or primary production activities in the foreign country.(3) The Agency may revoke a determination under subsection (1) if the Agency has reason to doubt the continued reliability of a statement made in any certificate to which the determination relates.
The Agency may determine, in writing, that a report, certificate or other document —(a)issued by or under the authority of —(i)a specified foreign government of a particular foreign country; or(ii)a foreign food authority of a specified foreign country; and(b)stating that food of a specified kind meets an applicable standard or a requirement of this Act,is a recognised foreign government certificate.
The Agency may make a determination under subsection (1) in relation to a particular foreign country if the Agency is satisfied —(a)that there is in force an agreement between Singapore and that foreign country; or(b)based on an assessment of the food safety systems of Singapore and that foreign country, that —(i)Singapore and the foreign country have equivalent food safety systems; or(ii)the foreign country has schemes for periodic inspection and evaluation, or does conduct equivalent monitoring, of the food or primary production activities in the foreign country.
The Agency may revoke a determination under subsection (1) if the Agency has reason to doubt the continued reliability of a statement made in any certificate to which the determination relates.

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s 75Recognised foreign government certificates, etc.

(1)

The Agency may determine, in writing, that a report, certificate or other document —

(a)

issued by or under the authority of —

(i)

a specified foreign government of a particular foreign country; or

(ii)

a foreign food authority of a specified foreign country; and

(b)

stating that food of a specified kind meets an applicable standard or a requirement of this Act,is a recognised foreign government certificate.

(2)

The Agency may make a determination under subsection (1) in relation to a particular foreign country if the Agency is satisfied —

(a)

that there is in force an agreement between Singapore and that foreign country; or

(b)

based on an assessment of the food safety systems of Singapore and that foreign country, that —

(i)

Singapore and the foreign country have equivalent food safety systems; or

(ii)

the foreign country has schemes for periodic inspection and evaluation, or does conduct equivalent monitoring, of the food or primary production activities in the foreign country.

(3)

The Agency may revoke a determination under subsection (1) if the Agency has reason to doubt the continued reliability of a statement made in any certificate to which the determination relates.