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Food Qual Safet
    
Food quality and safety in Singapore: microbiology aspects
Ye Htut Zwe*, Hyun Gyun Yuk*,**
*Food Science & Technology Programme, Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543 and **Department of Food Science and Technology, Korea National University of Transportation, 61 Daehak-ro, Jeungpyeong-gun, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea, 27909
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Abstract  

BACKGROUND: Singapore’s status as a first world island city-state which relies chiefly on food imports to meet the demand for consumption presents unique challenges in terms of microbial food safety and quality. Despite the efforts of the Ministry of Health in Singapore, in conjunction with the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore and the National Environment Agency actively collaborate together to promote safety in Singapore, foodborne diseases are still a major public health issue. 

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the review was to summarize the various foodborne diseases reported in Singapore in the past few years as well as to give an account of all the currently available microbiological findings indicating safety and quality of poultry, vegetables, fruits, and seafood sold in Singapore.



Key wordsSingapore      Food safety      Food quality      Foodborne disease     
Received: 27 October 2016      Published: 06 July 2017
Corresponding Authors: Hyun Gyun Yuk, Department of Food Science and Technology, Korea National University of Transportation,61 Daehak-ro, Jeungpyeong-gun, Chungbuk 27909, Republic of Korea.     E-mail: yukhg@ut.ac.kr
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Ye Htut Zwe, Hyun Gyun Yuk. Food quality and safety in Singapore: microbiology aspects. Food Qual Safet, 2017, 1(2): 101-106.

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http://www.zjujournals.com/fqs/10.1093/fqs/fyx016     OR     http://www.zjujournals.com/fqs/Y2017/V1/I2/101


微生物学角度剖析新加坡食品质量与安全

背景:新加坡作为一个世界一流的岛屿城邦,主要依靠食品进口来满足消费需求。从微生物角度来看,在食品安全和质量方面呈现了独特的挑战。 尽管新加坡卫生部做出了很大努力,与新加坡农粮与兽医管理局(AVA)和国家环境局积极合作,共同来推动新加坡的食品安全,食源性疾病仍然是一个主要的公共健康问题。

目的:本综述内容主要是总结过去几年在新加坡报道的各种食源性疾病,并通过目前所有可获得的微生物学发现来表明在新加坡境内的家禽、蔬菜、水果和海产品的安全和质量。


关键词: 新加坡,  食品安全,  食品质量,  食源性疾病 
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