SINGAPORE: National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said Singapore should "prohibit trans fat" and questioned whether there are healthier alternatives available.
In a blog post published on Friday, Mr Khaw said these are issues he had already taken up when he was the Health Minister.
Mr Khaw said his Ministry will follow up on the trans fat issue with the Ministry of Health.
He
said his Ministry is responsible for food security and safety, which
comes under the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA).
Mr Khaw said globalisation and increase in the world population has made food safety even more important.
And
with Singapore importing over 90 per cent of its food, Mr Khaw said AVA
conducts daily inspections and it tests food for food-borne hazards
such as pesticide residues and other harmful organisations.
Besides food safety, Mr Khaw also highlighted the importance of having healthy food.
He
also expressed disgust on a recent incident in Zhejiang province,
China, where a syndicate collected used oil from sewer and recycled it
as cooking oil and sold it in 14 provinces.
"The extent of human
greed and lack of scruple at the expense of consumers' well-being was
incredible. Who knows we may be victims who had eaten in the affected
province in China?" Mr Khaw wrote in his blog.
Trans fat, also known as trans fatty acids, is synthetically produced.
It
is commonly found in vegetable oils, margarines and fast-food products
and is known to raise the risk of coronary heart disease.
- CNA/fa
This is what happened when you place a health minister in national development instead. He cant stay away from his interest.
dont i lah dont just say and lp song only
we need another ministry called Food and Nutrition
Ban china foods firsts? More harmful than trans fats.
What a fucking idiotic idea. I don't see him banning cigarettes.
say the same about politics?
"The extent of human greed and lack of scruple at the expense of consumers' well-being was incredible"
Just because his heart had problems doesn't mean all of us do!
Originally posted by alize:Ban china foods firsts? More harmful than trans fats.
What a fucking idiotic idea. I don't see him banning cigarettes.
ciggys got tax mah.
if our govt tax trans fats nobody will suggest a ban.
cig and prostitution they cannot bann 1 lah.
AVA happens to be under MND...
prohibit?!
doesn't that mean alot of products gone?
1st to go are the prata shops which now use margarine instead of ghee
then the kopitiams will go because they use Planta margarine
add that to the various cake shops which use margarine and shortening for their pastries...
the list goes on..
Originally posted by the Bear:1st to go are the prata shops which now use margarine instead of ghee
then the kopitiams will go because they use Planta margarine
add that to the various cake shops which use margarine and shortening for their pastries...
the list goes on..
Our palm oil kena..
Meaning lots of our hawker food will have to go or becomes $5 per bowl for noodle...