Past Events

28 Mar 2023

Date	28th March 2023 (Tuesday)
Time	7.00pm – 8.30pm
Venue	Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) Block N Level 5 Room N504
Fees	FREE for SIFST Members SGD 10 for Non-Members (Cash/PayNow) Bento dinner will be provided

Closing Date: ~~21st March 2023~~ EXTENDED 25th March 2023

Programme Outline

Time	Programme
7.00pm – 7.30pm	Overcoming Technical and Cost Challenges in Cultivated Seafood Speaker: Dr Mark Richards, Lead Specialist, School of Applied Science, Nanyang Polytechnic
7:30pm – 7:40pm	Q&A
7:40pm – 8:10pm	Indoor Vertical Farming: A Vision for Sustainable Food Production Speaker: Dr Ritu Bhalla, Assistant Director, Agriculture Research and Innovation (AGRI) Centre at Republic Polytechnic
8:10pm – 8:20pm	Q&A
8:20pm – 8:30pm	Networking

1 July 2022

26 Oct 2021

28 Jun 2021

E-Professional Talk: Food Manufacturers Sonata during COVID-19 and 45th Annual General Meeting

Notice is hereby given for the 45th Electronic Annual General Meeting, to be held on 28 June 2021 (Mon) at 6.00 pm, via Zoom Meeting Room.

Programme for the Professional talk and AGM is as follows:

6.00 pm Professional Talk – Food Manufacturers Sonata during COVID-19
7.00 pm SIFST Annual General Meeting
8.00 pm AGM Ends

The Minutes of the 44th AGM and the Annual Report 2020/21 and the statement of accounts are available at the links below.

9 April 2021

SIFST – SFA Webinar – National Centre for Food Science (NCFS)

9 Mar 2021

E-Professional Talk: Food Integrity: How can analytical testing fit into the puzzle?

28 Jan 2021

E-Professional Talk: FIRC & Nutrition and Regulatory of new plant-based foods in Singapore

30 Nov 2020

E-Professional Talk: Food Formulation – When Art Meets Science

16 Oct 2019

Professional Visit to Singapore Food Agency (SFA) – National Centre for Food Science

SFA – National Centre for Food Science (NCFS)

The National Centre for Food Science (NCFS) was formed as part of the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) on 1 April 2019. As the technical arm of SFA, NCFS provides not only comprehensive testing and diagnostic capabilities but also in-depth applied research and risk assessment studies for supporting SFA’s mission, i.e., to ensure and secure a supply of safe food in Singapore. With expertise in a wide range of scientific areas, NCFS also provide scientific opinions to enhance public awareness on various food safety issues. NCFS is a well-recognised centre of excellence for food safety regionally and internationally. It currently serves as the Collaborating Centre for OIE and WHO as well as the ASEAN Food Reference Laboratories in multiple food safety testing areas. NCFS plays a driving role in strengthening the technical competency of local, regional and international food laboratories by the provision of a number of capacity building programmes all year round.

Event Details
Date	16 October 2019, Wednesday
Venue	National Centre for Food Science, 10 Perahu Road, Auditorium, Level 2, Singapore 718837
Time	2.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Fee	FREE (All SIFST Members)
	*Strictly for SIFST Members Only

Programme

2.00 – 2.30pm	Registration
2.35 – 2.55pm	Welcome to NCFS (NCFS Presentation slides)
3.00 – 4.40pm	Laboratory Visit ·Pesticides Residues ·Inorganic Contaminants ·Food Microbiology ·Authentication & Traceability ·Foodborne & Natural Toxins
4.45 – 5.00pm	Networking