SINGAPORE - Every morning, food samples are laid out on a long table at a pristine laboratory run by a German firm in Singapore -- but they're not meant for chefs or gourmets.
A chemist at testing firm TUV SUD shows tests food samples for contaminants in Singapore on July 16, 2014
Testing company TUV SUD is watching out for contaminants that could harm consumers in Singapore and other parts of Asia, which has recently been rocked by food-safety scandals.
Sales of US fast food giant McDonald's in China were hammered this year following news reports alleging that a supplier mixed expired meat with fresh deliveries.
A Taiwan company is currently embroiled in a widening scare after it was found selling hundreds of tonnes of waste "gutter oil" to food makers, bakeries and restaurants forcing the recall of cakes, bread, instant noodles, cookies, dumplings and other food items at home and in Hong Kong.