Inclusion of Nutritional Value of Food as Requirement for Food Caterers for Foreign Worker Dormitories

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) whether the nutritional value of food prepared is a criterion for the licensing of a food caterer for workers living in a dormitory; and (b) if not, whether the Ministry will consider working with the Ministry of Manpower to look into incorporating requirements on nutritional value for the catered food of workers in dormitories.

The objective of licensing food businesses, including food caterers, is to ensure food safety to safeguard public health. The nutritional value of catered food is not a licensing consideration and the Singapore Food Agency has no plan to incorporate such requirements.