We thank Ms Wendy M Louis for her letter, “Food wastage: Time to get more businesses to do their part”; Mar 26). Each year, around 800,000 tonnes of food waste are generated in Singapore. Around half of this amount is generated by non-domestic sources, such as food manufacturers, food retailers, hotels and shopping malls. We agree with Ms Louis that businesses have an important role to play in tackling this issue, for example, by efficiently using food resources and encouraging customers to not waste food. In 2016 and 2017, NEA launched three Food Waste Minimisation Guidebooks for food retail establishments, supermarkets and food manufacturing establishments respectively. NEA has been actively engaging food business operators to encourage them to make use of the guidebooks. It is heartening to see growing interest and awareness among businesses on the issue, and more initiatives by businesses to reduce food waste.... Continue Reading