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Ensuring Food Safety in Singapore

Find out how a bioinformatics scientist at SFA helps keep Singapore's food safe — and why even hokkien mee and char kway teow are part of the job.

Last updated 6 April 2026
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Lim Jia Qi, Bioinformatics Scientist (National Centre for Food Science), Singapore Food Agency, shares about how hokkien mee and char kway teow relate to her work in supporting SFA's mission to ensure and secure a supply of safe food for Singapore.

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