No. S 522
Environmental Public Health Act
(Chapter 95)
Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 111 of the Environmental Public Health Act, the National Environment Agency, with the approval of the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and shall come into operation on 27th September 2010.
Amendment of regulation 2
2.  Regulation 2 of the Environmental Public Health (Food Hygiene) Regulations (Rg 16) (referred to in these Regulations as the principal Regulations) is amended by inserting, immediately after the definition of “cooked food”, the following definition:
“ “food hygiene officer”, in relation to any licensed premises, means a person who, for the purpose of ensuring the standard of hygiene and sanitation in the licensed premises, is responsible for —
(a)supervising and overseeing any person who is engaged in the sale or preparation for sale of any food in the licensed premises; and
(b)auditing the personal and food hygiene practices and the cleaning operations in the licensed premises;”.
Amendment of regulation 3
3.  Regulation 3 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting the word “sketch” in paragraph (b) and substituting the word “scaled”.
Amendment of regulation 5
4.  Regulation 5 of the principal Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the words “food establishment” wherever they appear in paragraphs (2) and (6), the words “, temporary fair”.
Amendment of regulation 6
5.  Regulation 6 of the principal Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (1) and substituting the following paragraph:
(1)  A licensee holding a licence referred to in section 32, 33, 34 or 36 of the Act shall cause his licence to be exhibited at all times —
(a)in any conspicuous and accessible position within the licensed premises; or
(b)if so directed by the Director-General, in such places within the licensed premises as the Director-General considers fit.”.
New regulation 10A
6.  The principal Regulations are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 10, the following regulation:
Appointment of food hygiene officer in licensed premises
10A.  .—(1)  A licensee of a food establishment, if so directed by the Director-General, shall employ a food hygiene officer for the food establishment.
(2)  A licensee of a food establishment shall not employ a food hygiene officer who is already employed as a food hygiene officer for another food establishment.
(3)  A food hygiene officer shall attend such course (including a refresher course) as the Director-General may require.
(4)  A licensee of a food establishment shall not employ and shall cease to employ a food hygiene officer who does not successfully complete such course as the Director-General may require under paragraph (3) within such time as the Director-General may specify or such extended period of time as the Director-General may allow.”.
Amendment of regulation 19
7.  Regulation 19 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (e); and
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (f) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(g)sell any prepacked food after the expiry date shown on the package or which has been stored in a condition which contradicts the storage condition specified on the package or the label.”.
Amendment of regulation 22
8.  Regulation 22 of the principal Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (d); and
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of paragraph (e) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following paragraph:
(f)the air cleaning system or hood and flue system of the licensed premises is kept clean, properly maintained and in good working order.”.
Deletion of regulation 24
9.  Regulation 24 of the principal Regulations is deleted.
Deletion and substitution of regulation 25
10.  Regulation 25 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:
Food hygiene course
25.  No person shall engage in the sale or preparation for sale of any food unless he has successfully completed such course (including a refresher course) on food hygiene as the Director-General may require within such time as the Director-General may specify or such extended period of time as the Director-General may allow.”.
Deletion and substitution of regulation 31
11.  Regulation 31 of the principal Regulations is deleted and the following regulation substituted therefor:
Refuse disposal
31.—(1)  Every licensee holding a licence referred to in section 33 or 34 of the Act shall —
(a)provide an adequate number of impervious receptacles with airtight coverings (which shall be kept closed) and of sufficient capacity to receive all refuse, rubbish or other waste produced upon the licensed premises used by him to hawk, sell or expose for sale any food or goods of any kind;
(b)deposit or cause or permit to be deposited any refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded by him in such receptacle referred to in sub-paragraph (a) that is lined with a plastic bag used for that purpose, except for waste of a size that cannot be accommodated in such receptacle; and
(c)ensure that the plastic bag containing the refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded is not torn or damaged and is securely fastened before he places or deposits it in a refuse bin centre or in such place as may be directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer for collection.
(2)  Every licensee of a food establishment, temporary fair or private market shall —
(a)provide an adequate number of impervious receptacles with airtight coverings (which shall be kept closed) and of sufficient capacity to receive all refuse, rubbish or other waste produced upon the licensed premises used by the licensee as a food establishment, temporary fair or private market, unless such receptacles are already provided by a licensee holding a licence under section 33 or 34 of the Act;
(b)ensure that any refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded by him or any other person in those licensed premises is deposited in such receptacle referred to in sub-paragraph (a) that is lined with a plastic bag used for that purpose, except for waste of a size that cannot be accommodated in such receptacle; and
(c)ensure that the plastic bag containing the refuse, rubbish or other waste discarded is not torn or damaged and is securely fastened before it is placed or deposited in a refuse bin centre or in such place as may be directed by the Director-General or any authorised officer for collection.”.
[G.N. Nos. S 222/2000; S 622/2004; S 872/2005]

Made this 14th day of September 2010.

CHEW GEK KHIM
Chairman,
National Environment Agency,
Singapore.
[NEA/LD/39/9/V.1; AG/LLRD/SL/95/2010/3 Vol. 1]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 111(4) of the Environmental Public Health Act).