Promoting Healthy Lifestyles in Public Sports Complexes through Commercial Tenant's Alignment with Healthier Choices
Debated in Parliament on 7 Aug 2024.
Summary
- Yip Hon Weng raised concerns about promoting consistent healthy lifestyles in public sports complexes and suggested excluding commercial tenants that do not align with these values, such as those selling sugary drinks or fast food.
- Edwin Tong Chun Fai highlighted that ActiveSG Sport Centres play a significant role in promoting active lifestyles and have guidelines for food and beverage tenants to ensure healthier options.
- Sport Singapore mandates that F&B operators comply with standards such as using healthier oils and offering lower-sodium dishes or low/no-sugar drinks before leasing commercial spaces.
- The government will continue to collaborate with F&B operators to encourage healthier lifestyle choices while maintaining a variety of options for the community.
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Yip Hon Weng
Mr Yip Hon Weng asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth to ensure consistency in promoting healthy lifestyles across public sports complexes, whether the Ministry will consider excluding commercial tenants that do not align with healthy lifestyle choices, such as those selling sugary drinks or fast food.
Edwin Tong Chun Fai
ActiveSG Sport Centres play a key role in promoting healthy and active lifestyles.
As part of the Government’s efforts to promote healthier dining, Sport Singapore (SportSG) requires food and beverage (F&B) tenants at ActiveSG Sport Centres, including fast food establishments and drinks kiosks, to adhere to guidelines including to use healthier oil and provide a minimum number of dishes prepared using lower-sodium ingredients, or to provide a minimum number of drinks of lower or no-sugar.
SportSG ensures that ActiveSG Sport Centres’ tenants have met the licensing requirements before leasing the commercial spaces to them.
Sport Singapore will continue to encourage and work with their F&B operators at ActiveSG Sport Centres to promote and offer healthier lifestyle choices in their establishments, while providing a range of options for the community.