F&B establishments must comply with environment health regulations or else they will get demerit points which can lead to having their F&B licences revoked or suspended.

What Is PDS All About?
Who Does PDF Apply To?
How Does It Work?
Why Should F&B Businesses Comply?
Where Can I Get More Information?

What Is PDS All About?

• PDS, developed by the National Environment Agency (NEA), is a systematic way of monitoring the compliance of F&B establishments to environmental health regulations.
  
  
• Demerit points are awarded for violations. When F&B establishments accumulate excessive demerit points, their licences to operate may be suspended or revoked.

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Who Does PDS Apply To?

• PDS applies to all retail F&B establishments e.g. hawker stalls, restaurants, cafés, food stalls in food courts, coffee shops, etc.

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How Does It Work?

• NEA will periodically inspect your F&B establishment to check for violations against environmental health regulations. There are 3 categories of offences:
  
  
  • Category A - Serious Offences (6 points)
  • Category B - Major Offences (4 points)
  • Category C - Minor Offences (2 points)
    
    
• For each offence, you will receive demerit points. Your licence will be revoked/suspended according to the following:
  
  

  Demerit Points Received	Penalty
  12 points in the first 12 months	2 weeks suspension
  A further 12 points in the second 12 months	4 weeks suspension
  A further 12 points in the third 12 months	Licence is revoked

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Why Should F&B Businesses Comply?

• Getting your licence suspended can cause you to lose revenue and customers. Your suspension will also be announced and listed on NEA’s website – which can damage your reputation.
  
  
• When your licence is revoked, the consequences are very serious. For instance, you will never be able to apply for an