G/SPS/N/SGP/82  
 
17 February 2023  
(23-1146) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Singapore Food Agency (SFA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Non-ready -to-eat (RTE) meat and meat products : 02011000, 
02012000, 02013000, 02021000, 02022000, 02023000, 02031100, 02031200, 02031900, 
02032100, 02032200, 02 032900, 02041000, 02042100, 02042200, 02042300, 02043000, 
02044100, 02044200, 02044300, 02045000, 02050000, 02061000, 02062100, 02062200, 
02062900, 02063000, 02064100, 02064900, 02068000, 02069000, 02071100, 02071200, 
02071300, 02071410, 02071420, 02071430 , 02071499, 02072400, 02072500, 02072600, 
02072710, 02072799, 02074100, 02074200, 02074300, 02074400, 02074500, 02075100, 
02075200, 02075300, 02075400, 02075500, 02076000, 02081000, 02085000, 02089010, 
02089090, 02091000, 02099000, 02101100, 02101200, 0210 1930, 02101990, 02102000, 
02109300, 02109910, 02109990, 05040000, 15011000, 15019000, 15021000, 15029010, 
16010010, 16010090, 16022000, 16023110, 16023199, 16023290, 16023900, 16024110, 
16024190, 16024210, 16024290, 16024991, 16024999, 16025000, 16029090 ; Non-RTE 
eggs and egg products : 04072100, 04072910, 04072990, 04079010, 04079020, 
04079090, 04081100, 04081900, 04089100, 04089900, 21069099, 35021100, 
35021900 ; Non-RTE oysters and blood -cockles : 03071110, 03071120, 03071200, 
03077110, 03077120, 03077200  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  Draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2023 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  6 
6. Description of content:  The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has conducted a review of the 
Food Regulations and proposes to include new microbiological standards for non -ready -to-
eat (RTE) food in a new Part 3 of the Eleventh Sch edule. "Non -ready -to-eat food" means 
any food which is not defined as "ready -to-eat food"[1] under the Food Regulations.  
[1] Ready -to-eat food", as defined under Regulation 35(2) of the Food Regulations ,: 
1. means any article of food that is made available for sale for direct human consumption without 
the need for cooking or any other form of processing to eliminate, or reduce to a microbiological 
standard specified in the Eleventh Schedule, any pathogenic o r other micro -organism of concern 
in the article of food; and  
2. includes cup noodles, fruit juice cordial, squash or syrup, powdered beverages and other 
concentrated food which are meant to be reconstituted or diluted with fluids before consumption.  G/SPS/N/SGP/82  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [  ] protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international standard? I f so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[ ] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stand ard:  
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2nd quarter of 2023  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2nd quarter of 2023  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [X]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) :  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 18 April 2023  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
The public consultation document and draft regulations will be made available at the 
following website:  https: //www.sfa.gov.sg/food -information/public -consultation  
(Click on "Draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2023 (Non -RTE Micro Standards)" 
and "Consultation on Draft Food (Amendment No. Y) Regulations 2023 (Non -RTE Micro 
Standards)") . 
 
Alternatively, please  write in to:  
Regulatory Standards and Veterinary Office  
Singapore Food Agency  
52 Jurong Gateway Road #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Tel: +(65) 6805 2912  
Fax: +(65) 6334 1831  
E-mail: WTO_Contact@sfa.gov.sg  
 adeline_yong@sfa.gov.sg