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Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)
Circulars

Updated Advisory for Safe Management Measures at Food & Beverage Establishments

29 April 2022

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Who Should Know:
Mall developers, building owners, food & beverage business owners

  1. This joint advisory provides updates on Safe Management Measures (SMMs) for Food and Beverage (F&B) Establishments. Unless otherwise stated, the following updates take effect from 26 April 2022.

Updates on Self-Service Buffet Lines

  1. From 30 April 2022, self-service buffet lines will be allowed to resume at F&B establishments and events such as weddings and funerals and other work-related or social events.

    • 2.1. To safeguard public health, F&B establishments and caterers that provide self-service buffet lines within their establishments or event premises will be required to provide an adequate number of hand sanitisers (containing at least 60% alcohol) or disposable gloves in the vicinity of a self-service buffet, with all starting points covered1. Please refer to Singapore Food Agency’s (SFA) circular for details.

    • 2.2. F&B establishments and caterers that provide self-service buffet lines are to note that:

      • 2.2.1. They must ensure the food is covered. Where the food is not served in chaffing dishes with attached covers, F&B establishments and caterers should install plastic/ glass barriers to protect food from exposure to environmental contamination or respiratory droplets from customers queueing at buffet lines.

      • 2.2.2. They must also ensure that all personnel engaged in the sale and preparation of food and drinks wear masks at all times.

      • 2.2.3. Communal amenities for self-service (e.g. drink dispensers, cutlery and condiment stations) can be used.

      • 2.2.4. They should inform and remind customers to wear masks and use the hand sanitisers or disposable gloves when handling food at the self-service buffet counters.

      • 2.2.5. They should frequently clean serving cutlery or replace them with cleaned ones.

      • 2.2.6. F&B establishments should also continue to maintain high standards of food safety and comply with the existing food safety practices.

Updates on Mask Wearing

  1. Mask wearing continues to be required in indoor settings2, including F&B establishments. Customers should put on their masks as soon as they have finished eating or drinking.

Updates on Group Size

  1. There is no longer a limit on group sizes for individuals dining in at F&B establishments, including hawker centres and coffee shops.

Updates on Vaccination-Differentiated SMMs

  1. Vaccination-Differentiated SMMs (VDS) continue to apply for dining in at F&B establishments. However, F&B establishments no longer need to conduct VDS checks for their customers, which is already the case for hawker centres and coffee shops. The onus will be on individuals dining in to abide by the rules.

  2. F&B establishments should continue to inform customers that VDS is required for dining in (e.g. by putting up notices on their premises informing customers that only fully vaccinated persons3 may dine in).

  3. Random spot checks will be done by enforcement agencies to ensure that only fully vaccinated individuals are dining in at such establishments.

Updates on Safe Distancing

  1. Safe distancing is no longer required between individuals or groups dining in at F&B establishments.

Updates on Events at F&B Establishments

  1. F&B served or consumed at events no longer needs to be served in individual portions.

  2. VDS is required for all events with > 500 participants at any one time, including those held at F&B establishments. F&B operators or event organisers must conduct VDS checks for such events:

    1. 10.1. The SafeEntry (Business) App can be used with both the TraceTogether App and Token.

    2. 10.2. The SafeEntry Gateway Box cannot be used for VDS checks.

    3. 10.3. Please refer to https://go.gov.sg/acceptabledocs for the list of acceptable documents for eligibility checks.

Updates on Contact tracing

  1. F&B establishments no longer need to implement SafeEntry via TraceTogether-only SafeEntry (TT-only SE) for dine-in customers, visitors, as well as workers and vendors. However, they can continue to use the SafeEntry (Business) App to conduct VDS checks for events with > 500 participants at any one time.

Other Safe Management Measures

  1. In addition to the above, F&B establishments must adhere to prevailing SMMs in the Annex [PDF, 142 KB].

  2. Firm action will be taken against any breaches under relevant laws. For instance, under the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act, first-time offenders will face a fine of up to S$10,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both. Subsequent offences may face a fine of up to S$20,000, imprisonment of up to twelve months, or both. Businesses that do not comply with the government’s requirements on SMMs may also be ineligible for government grants, loans, tax rebates and other assistance, and may also be subject to temporary closures.

1F&B establishments and caterers are required to provide at least two bottles of hand sanitisers (containing at least 60% alcohol) or two packs of disposable gloves in the vicinity of a self-service buffet, with all starting points covered, regardless of where the self-service buffet is held.

2Indoor places refer to inside buildings or enclosed places, and typically have clearly defined entrances/exits. They include office buildings, shopping malls and public transport (i.e. when commuting in trains and buses), and hawker centres and coffee shops. Places which are sheltered but which are not enclosed at the sides and allow open access generally will be regarded as outdoor areas. For example, HDB void decks, retail block walkways (including where coffee shops outdoor seats may be located) and bus stops will be regarded as outdoor areas. For F&B establishments with Outdoor Refreshment Areas (ORAs) that are not covered or substantially enclosed, the ORAs can be considered outdoor areas. Refer to MOH’s media release for more details.

3Refer to Annex [PDF, 142 KB] on the criteria for dining in.

Thank You.

ENTERPRISE SINGAPORE
HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD
SINGAPORE FOOD AGENCY
SINGAPORE TOURISM BOARD
URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Updated as of 25 April 2022

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