G/SPS/N/SGP/85  
31 January 2024  
(24-0739) 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):  Food 
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) Regulations 2024 . 
Language(s):  English . Number of pages:  3 
6. Description of content:  SFA has completed a review of the Food Regulations and 
proposes the following trade facilitating amendments:  
a. Changes to permitted forms of steviol glycosides:  
• To replace the permitted forms of steviol glycosides listed in Regulation 18(1) with 
the four types of steviol glycosides produced by different production methods to 
align with Code x; 
• To allow the use of enzymatically produced steviol glycosides produced using the 
enzyme uridine triphosphate (UTP) -glucose -1-phosphate uridyltransferase 
(EC 2.7.7.9) from the source organism Bifidobacterium bifidum ; 
b. Changes to use of permitted food addi tives:  
• To extend the use of L -theanine, a permitted flavour enhancer listed in 
Regulation  23(2), to salt substitutes, up to a maximum level of 15,000 ppm;  
• To extend the use of sucralose, a permitted sweetening agent, to "soybean -based 
beverages" listed in Thirteenth Schedule, up to a maximum level of 400 ppm;  
c. Changes to permitted ingredients in infant formula:  
• To allow the addition of new ingredients to infant formula (Regulation 252(6)), 
namely sodium salt of 3' -sialyllactose (3' -SL), sodium salt of 6' -sialyllactose (6' -SL) 
and 3 -fucosyllactose (3 -FL), up to specific maximum levels;  
• To increase the maximum levels of 2' -fucosyllactose (2' -FL) and Lactose -N-
tetraose (LNT) allowed in infant formula (Regulation 252(6)).  
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? If so, identify the standard:  
[X] Codex Alimentarius  Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) : Class Names and the International Numbering 
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  [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 2nd quarter of 2024.  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 2nd quarter of 2024.  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : Same day as the adoption of the measure.  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 31 March 2024  
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 draft regulations and public consultation document will be made a vailable on 
31 January 2024 at the following website: https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food -
information/public -consultation  
(Click on "Draft Food (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (Food additives and ingredients)" 
and "Consultation on Draft Food (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (Food additives and 
ingredients)")  
Alternatively, please write in to:  
Regulatory Standards and Veterinary Office  
Singapore Food Agen cy 
52 Jurong Gateway Road #14 -01 
Singapore 608550  
Tel: +(65) 6805 2912  
Fax: +(65) 6334 1831  
E-mail: WTO_Contact@sfa.gov.sg  
 toh_kian _han@sfa.gov.sg