SINGAPORE: The sale and slaughter of live animals in wet markets is currently being reviewed, taking into consideration"international benchmarking and scientific evidence", said Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources Amy Khor in Parliament on Tuesday .
"Transmission risks are found to be low, as long as food safety and hygiene standards are maintained. There have been no cases of zoonotic disease transmission from these animals at the wet market stalls." "These animals are wild-caught, which means they came from another country and we don't know what disease they may be carrying," he said.
Dr Khor also pointed out that the NEA has stopped tendering out wet market stalls for the sale of live turtles since 2012.
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