G/TBT/N/SGP/65  
28 September 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Singapore Food Agency (SFA)  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Food 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Food 
(Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022  (Labelling requirements for prepacked foods), 
accessible on http://www.sfa.gov.sg/legislation ; (10 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) proposes the following 
amendments to the labelling requirements for prepacked food.  
A. To amend Regulation 5 of the Food Regulations on general requirements for labelling 
of prepacked food to:  
i. require the declaration of lot identification that identifies the producing factory and the 
production lot of the food;  
ii. require the declaration of directions of use or handling of food where incorrect manner 
of use or handling of the food would render the food unsafe or unsuitable;  
iii. require the name of the country of origin of the food to be accompanied by suitable 
words (e.g. "Country of origin:"; "Product of"; "Manufactured in", etc) and for prepacked 
food manufactured in Singapore to be declared with the country of origin;  
iv. amend the requirements for declaration of statement of ingredients as follows:  
a) mandate the declaration of statement of ingredients under an appropriate heading 
(e.g. "Ingredients") ; and for the ingredients to be listed in descending order based on the 
ingoing weight at the time of manufacture.  
b) mandate the declaration of added water under the statement of ingredients except 
when:  
1. water forms part of an ingredient such as brine,  syrup or broth used in a compound 
food and declared as such in the list of ingredients;  
2. water is evaporated in the course of manufacture;  G/TBT/N/SGP/65  
 
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  3. water makes up less than 5% of the finished product; and  
4. water is used to reconstitute dehydrated ingredient s where the amount of water added 
is equal to the water originally removed in the making of the dehydrated ingredient.  
c) exempt the declaration of processing aids.  
d) mandate the declaration of presence of any allergen obtained through the use of 
biotechn ology involving a food and ingredients known to cause hypersensitivity to 
individuals (as listed under Regulation 5(4)(ea)).  
e) update the list of permitted general terms under the First Schedule of the Food 
Regulations and consequentially, to revoke Regul ation 6(4).  
B. To amend Regulation 6 to exempt food packed in small units, where the largest surface 
area is less than 10 cm², from the declaration of the following information on the label 
provided that the information is made accessible to a prospective purchaser through a 
physical document or a website or other electronic record:  
i. statement of ingredients (including declaration of tartrazine, ingredients known to cause 
hypersensitivity to individuals)  
ii. lot identification  
iii. statement for food cont aining aspartame  
iv. directions of use or handling of food  
C. To amend Regulations 9 and 9A of the Food Regulations to prohibit the use of claims 
or suggestion in relation to food that implies:  
i. that other food is unsafe for consumption;  
ii. that an ingredient permitted by these Regulations in food is unsafe for consumption;  
iii. the food does not contain a food additive that is not permitted by these Regulations; 
or 
iv. the food does not contain any substance that is prohibited in food.  
D. To include  a new Regulation 12A for food advertised or sold on online sales platform, 
to require the declaration of the following information on the sales listing of the prepacked 
food: 
i. Name of food  
ii. List of ingredients (including the declaration of tartrazine  and food known to cause 
hypersensitivity)  
iii. Net contents and drained weight  
iv. Name and address of the Singapore manufacturer, packer, distributor, importer, 
export or vendor of the food  
v. Name of the country of origin  
vi. Directions of use or handling of food  
To include the definition and specific criteria for foods sold as "gluten -free", "naturally 
gluten -free" and "reduced gluten".  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Ensure food safety and fa cilitate trade; Protection of human health or safety; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
The following documents are available at the website:  
http://www.sfa.gov.sg/legi slation  (select "Sale of Food Act", then click on the relevant 
document titles)  G/TBT/N/SGP/65  
 
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  a. Draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022  (Labelling requirements for 
prepacked foods)  
b. Consultation on Draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022  (Labelling 
requirements for prepacked foods)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Second quarter of 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Second quarter of 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The notified document and public consultation document will be made available at the 
following website: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/legislation  
(Select "Sale of Food Act", then click on "Draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022 
(Labelling requirements for prepacked foods)" and "Consultation on Draft Food 
(Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022 (Labelling requirements for prepacked foods)").  
Alternatively, please write in to:  
Singapore Food Agency  
52 Jurong Gateway Road  
JEM Office Tower, #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Email: neo_mui_lee@sfa. gov.sg  
WTO_Contact@sfa.gov.sg