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The setup of a temporary fair with stalls for the sale of merchandise items and/or food & beverages requires a permit from SFA In addition, food stalls with food and beverage preparation/handling at the temporary fair will also requires a licence from SFA. Submission of online application and supporting documents All fair and stall applications … Read more
Sale of Herbal Tea Licensing Approach To strengthen food hygiene standards and give consumers greater assurance when purchasing such products, existing and new Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM premises with ancillary preparation and sales food/drinks, e.g. herbal drinks and tea-leaf eggs will need to be licensed by SFA under Food shop (Sales of Herbal Tea) licence. … Read more
Private Canteen Licensing Approach In order to ensure food safety and hygiene for consumers, private canteens operated by third party vendors/businesses would need to obtain a licence from SFA. This includes staff canteens and schools that provide boarding services with canteen, operated by third-party companies. SFA considers such operations/arrangements to involve the sale of food, … Read more
Food Vending Machine Licensing Approach Food vending machine operations with (1) temperature control requirement and/or (2) food processing within the vending machine must be licensed in order to operate. SFA will issue a single licence to the food vending machine operator to operate multiple vending machines. In general, SFA will issue a Food Vending Machines … Read more