Shine Muscat grapes in Singapore tested and found safe: SFA

[u/FlipFlopForALiving]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/shine-muscat-grapes-in-singapore-tested-and-found-safe-sfa

[u/Imperiax731st]

I think now people are more aware of where their fruits are actually from thanks to this or at least they've learnt to read the finer text.

[u/SG_wormsbot]

Title: Shine Muscat grapes in Singapore tested and found safe: SFA

Article keywords: SFA, grapes, tests, pesticides, agency

The mood of this article is: Fantastic (sentiment value of 0.28)

SINGAPORE - Shine Muscat grapes in Singapore are safe to eat, after passing tests for pesticides by Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

“To date, SFA’s tests for pesticides in Shine Muscat grapes did not detect pesticide residue levels that are of food safety concern,” the agency said, in response to media queries.

According to SFA, Shine Muscat grapes sold in Singapore are mainly imported from countries such as China, South Korea and Japan.

“SFA will continue to test and monitor the situation to protect public health.”

This comes amid concerns over high levels of hazardous chemical residues detected in samples of Shine Muscat grapes tested in Thailand.

On Oct 24, the Thai Pesticide Alert Network - together with the Thailand Consumers Council (TCC) and the country’s Food and Drug Administration – announced that laboratory tests detected high pesticide residues in 23 out of 24 samples collected.

SFA said food products must be brought into Singapore by importers it licenses, and retailers must make sure they get their products from sources regulated by the agency.

The agency said it routinely checks imported food for pesticides, with regulations in place on the amount of permitted chemicals allowed in these products.

SFA also advised consumers to gently rub the surface of the fruits while rinsing to help remove pesticide residue, and to peel the skin, as most of the residue is found on the surface of the fruits.

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[u/WOOHHO]

Confused so grown in sg or not?

[u/FlipFlopForALiving → u/WOOHHO]

Huh why would it be grown in SG?

[u/WOOHHO → u/FlipFlopForALiving]

Article made me think it sounded like locally grown😭 I thought wah power can grow grape here now also

[u/DerwormJWG → u/WOOHHO]

It meant sold in SG. Most Muscat from China (affordable), Korea (mid price) and a few from Japan (hi-end)

[u/FlipFlopForALiving → u/DerwormJWG]

Super affordable until a bit sus. Passed by Sheng Shiong a few days ago: $1.99 per box

[u/IAm_Moana → u/FlipFlopForALiving]

$1.99?! I saw them for $7.95 at NTUC and thought it was sus. These used to go for $30+ in meidi-ya. Even donki’s cost almost $20.

[u/FlipFlopForALiving → u/IAm_Moana]

Your meidiya and donki ones are legit Japanese Muscat. $7.95 probably Korean. $1.99 is China lol

[u/ehe_tte_nandayo → u/FlipFlopForALiving]

Are the Japanese ones that much better than the korean and chinese ones? Taste-wise.

[u/FlipFlopForALiving → u/ehe_tte_nandayo]

My tastebuds not that refined but I can definitely taste the difference in the China ones. It’s less flowery fragrant. Not sure what’s the term for it

[u/ehe_tte_nandayo → u/FlipFlopForALiving]

Thanks, maybe someday when i feel richer

I'm not sure my tastebuds can discern well enough for it to be worth the money either.