I know the internet is probably aflame with conspiracy theories, but why? If TikTok fell ( and I realize this is nowhere close to that happening) who would profit? And are the food safety laws in Singapore pretty good?
Why does an article about TikTok not have a video?
Because a depressing number of people love conspiracy theories, and the internet enables even unimaginative people to learn about (and pass along) conspiracy theories that never would have reached them a few decades ago. Thus, CTs travel much farther than they did in the past.
Hanlon’s razor is applicable to this incident. Foodborne illness happens all over the world every day, which means a conspiracy is not even remotely required in order for the staff of TikTok to have their turn in the barrel. Moreover, a few dozen people working from the bathroom for a couple of days will not seriously damage TikTok’s business; a CT that asserts otherwise is a truly dumb one.
All the laws in Singapore are enforced very well, ISTM. Are they good laws? Ah, that’s the rub. But, yes, AFAIK, the food safety laws and regulations are stringent and enforced.
You can have a look around the Singapore Food Agency site. They currently have 449 suspension and downgrading notices listed.
The links above are to the SFA’s regular site. The Beta site seems to be good, but I don’t want to make the choice for you to subject your computer to it. 
For 57 people to be affected, it probably doesn’t take more than one dish/sandwich.
We had a scare about E. Coli in lettuce that had been used in factory-made sandwiches - people up and down the land got hit.
Must’ve been the Potluck of Death.
Wait, 60 people were affected but 57 of them were sick enough to need hospital treatment, requiring 17 ambulances? I can see how that might raise some eyebrows, unless it’s one of those cultural things where the threshold for someone calling an ambulance or going to a hospital is much lower in Singapore than it would be here.
Don’t know much about Singapore. Best guess is that most folks don’t have cars and don’t want to walk to or wait for scheduled public transit, and that there might not be “urgent care” clinics like we have in the US, meaning a hospital would be the place you go when you need treatment within the next couple of hours instead of the next few days.
Hopefully someone more familiar with Singapore can confirm whether any of this is on the mark.
And let’s not forget that one of the effects of food poisoning is diarrhea. You probably don’t want your transportation to the hospital taking its sweet time. You want to get there toot sweet.
I recall hearing that private cars are exceedingly rare in Singapore, and the fees for the required permits are out of reach for most people, so unless the afflicted in this incident were well enough to walk to the hospital, the number of ambulances is not surprising.
With emergent food poisoning, your toot will definitely not be sweet.
Got hit with an FBI a year ago. This I know, sadly, all too well.
Yes, an individual cannot just buy a car in Singapore: they must bid for and win a “certificate of entitlement” which allows registering a car for a period of about 10 years. The cost is currently about $100,000. That may doubles, triples, or quadruple the cost of ownership (depending on the underlying vehicle purchase price).