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The revision of the Malaysia’s Biosafety Act 2007 and Biosecurity Regulations are on-going, with no anticipated timeframe for publication. In addition, the Department of Biosafety Malaysia conducted a public consultation on Low-Level Presence (LLP)...

The Malaysian Government looks towards 2025 and B30 implementation. Interest in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is gaining traction and a few projects by the national oil company, Petronas and the state government of Sarawak are in the works.

Singapore does not have any domestic commercial production of plant biotechnology. The Singapore Food Agency website lists 106 genetically engineered (GE) crops approved for use as food for direct consumption, ingredients, and further processing into ingredients for other food in the country.

Domestic tourism and consumer spending have helped drive the post-pandemic recovery in Malaysia’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) industry.

Singapore’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional (HRI) sector is vibrant and highly competitive with sales in 2022 totaling $9 billion USD. It is highly diverse with a broad range of Asian and Western cuisines widely available. The industry should return to normalcy in 2024.

Singapore imports more than 90 percent of its food and has a diverse, competitive array of trading partners. The United States and Singapore have a long-standing free trade agreement (FTA), and Singapore is a well-developed market for high-quality food and agricultural products.

Malaysia was the 26th-largest export destination for U.S. agricultural products in 2022, totaling nearly $1.1 billion in value, and is a top prospect for exports of food and beverage ingredients because of its large and growing food processing industry.

Singapore’s food retail sector is highly developed and competitive. The industry is comprised of a range of large supermarkets/hypermarkets, convenience stores, “mom and pop” traditional stores, and specialty retailers.

Malaysia’s retail sales are projected to grow to US$1.8 billion in 2023. The Malaysian food and beverage retail market is a competitive landscape and is highly fragmented.

This report provides information on the regulations and procedures for the importation of food and agricultural products from Unites States to Malaysia. The report is supplemented by the Malaysia Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards...

The report provides information on the regulations and procedures for the importation of food and agricultural products from the United States to Singapore.

This report discussed food and agricultural export product certificates currently required by the Singapore Government.