Dwight, just a few months ago, i was consuming a kilo or two of raw ground beef every day, purchased at the FairPrice supermarket in Tanjong Pagar Plaza. Not expensive at all. Never felt any distress.
You have it all wrong. The price of ground beef in Singapore is only slightly more than its price in place-of-production= Australia, covering the shipping charges.
Several times I tried raw ground pork and raw bacon. Any meat which has passed through AgriFood And Veterinary Authority inspection, is safe raw. I happen to prefer the taste of beef.
Goes great with kape o kosong, for breakfast. That plaza has benches outside, and the girlwatching is excellent.