Frequently Asked Questions

The person who is appointed as a hygiene officer should be a trained and qualified personnel in food hygiene and safety. He/she will be responsible in overseeing sanitation, manufacturing and hygiene practices, and other matters concerning food safety in the food processing establishment.

You may apply for a Licence to operate a food processing establishment (excluding meat and fish) via GoBusiness Licensing.

It all depends on how soon you can comply with the health requirements, specific to your food establishment, which will be issued to you for compliance during the licensing stage.

Please be reminded that no food processing operation is allowed until approval of the licence is granted.

Yes, under the Sale of Food Act, a licence to operate a food processing establishment is required from SFA, for the manufacturing, processing, preparation or packing of foods (excluding meat or fish processing) for the purpose of distribution to wholesalers and retailers.
The premises used for manufacturing, processing, preparation or packing of food for the purpose of distribution must be carried out in a properly designed and constructed food processing establishment equipped with all the necessary facilities.

Use of residential house as a food processing establishment for manufacturing of food for distribution is not allowed.

We wish to inform you that SFA no longer requires food handlers regardless locals or foreigners to undergo mandatory typhoid vaccination. However, we wish to remind you and your food hygiene officers, to maintain high standards of good manufacturing and hygiene practices at all times. Food handlers should not be permitted to prepare food if they have diarrhoea, fever or are feeling unwell.

The licence fee for food processing establishment is computed based on the total floor area of the establishment and is subjected to annual renewal:

Licence Fees

Size of Factory	Total Floor Area of Factory (m2)	Annual Licence Fee ($)
Small	Below 200	S$180
Medium	200 to 750	S$360
Large	Above 750	S$600