Who is to blame for food poisoning outbreaks in Singapore? | Deep Dive podcast

Cases of people falling seriously ill after eating contaminated food have been in the spotlight. Why does severe food poisoning happen and are caterers the only one to clean up their act? Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Dr Richard Khaw, deputy director of the School of Applied Sciences at Nanyang Polytechnic and Chris Loh, creative director of Purple Sage and Rasel Catering. 0:40 Intro 1:10 What can cause bad food poisoning? 2:44 When it's a human oversight 4:06 People don't always follow the SOP 5:20 Should you pack leftovers from buffets? 6:35 Are some food safer than others to takeaway? 10:15 Are all food handlers trained in basic food safety? 13:13 Doing surprise spot checks on the kitchen 16:50 Planning an event? Stick to a single caterer 19:15 Don't demand food to be prepared way ahead of consumption Have a topic you'd like us to cover? write to us at cnapodcasts@mediacorp.com.sg Follow the Deep Dive podcast on: CNA: https://cna.asia/4fjgc9B Apple Podcasts: https://cna.asia/3Up3eyW Spotify: https://cna.asia/3YEuKvd Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia