The National Environment Agency has
commissioned a book that traces the social history of this uniquely
Singapore icon.
"Singapore Hawker Centres - People, Places, Food" is the
definitive account on hawkers, their food and their stories. It also
features environment and public health officials who have been
instrumental in transforming hawking from a public health nightmare to a
respectable trade...
Food outlets such as hawker centres,
coffeeshops, cafes and fast food restaurants will be smoke-free from 1st
July. To protect patrons from second-hand smoke, smokers are reminded to
light up only at designated smoking corners.
Under this new regulation, smoking is banned
within the indoor refreshment areas (IRA) of all foodshops (Eg.
Coffeeshops, Cafes, Restaurants). They can designate up to 20% of the
floor area in their outdoor refreshment areas (ORA) as a smoking corner
upon NEA’s approval...
Smoking ban will be extended to hawker
centres, coffeeshops and cafes come 1st July.
To protect patrons from second-hand smoke, foodshop operators can set up smoking corners for
those who want to light up. To date, close to half of the affected
outlets have decided to set up smoking corners in their outdoor
refreshment areas...
"The ban at hawker centers and coffeeshops
will take effect from 1 July 2006, while the ban at entertainment
outlets will start on 1 July 2007...
"The smoking ban at coffee shops will come
into effect on 1 Jul 06. Smoking will be banned within the indoor
refreshment areas (IRA) of coffeeshops. However, coffeeshop operators
may designate up to 20% of the seats in their outdoor refreshment area (ORA)
as a smoking corner..."
Chomp Chomp food centre in Serangoon Gardens has closed for a six-month
refurbishment under the National Environment Agency's (NEA) Hawker
Centres Upgrading Programme. It will reopen in April 2004. The hawker
centre, originally known as Serangoon Garden Food Centre, was last
upgraded in 1998. (Straits Times 19 Sep 2003 H11)
Raw fish vendors have to store
their wares in a display chiller until the dish is served to the
customer. The new law, which came into effect on 1 Nov 2000, requires
the 37 hawker stalls and restaurants selling raw fish, or yu sheng, to
install a chiller if they do not already have one approved by the
Ministry of the Environment (ENV).
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