G/TBT/N/SGP/53  
9 April 2020  
(20-2831) Page: 1/2 
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 [   ], 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 lang uage(s) of the notified document:  Draft Food 
(Amendment No. X) Regulations 2020 (8 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The SFA  has completed a review of the Food Regulations and 
proposes the following amendments:  
a) To revise the standard for butter in Regulation 116, with respect to the product 
definition, raw materials, permitted ingredients and composition, to be in line with the 
Codex Standard for Butter (CODEX STAN 279 -1971).  
b) To amend the name of an existing food additive, from "Hydrogenated glucose syrup 
(maltitol and maltitol -based products)", to "Maltitol" and "Maltitol syrup (hydrogenated 
glucose syrup)".  
c) To delete Regulation 204(2) which specifies the geographical origin of Scotch Whisky.  
(The above amendments are also notified via SPS notification.)  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human hea lth 
8. Relevant documents:   
• Food Regulations: https://sso.agc.gov.sg/SL/SFA1973 -RG1 
• Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CODEX STAN 192 -1995)   
• Codex Standard for Butter (CODEX STAN 279-1971)  G/TBT/N/SGP/53  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  Second half of 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  Same day as the adoption of the measure; following 
adoption of the new amendments, a 12 -month grace period will be given for food 
businesses to sell food produc ts that were part of the existing stock -in-trade, provided 
such food products are in compliance with the previous standard, had it not been amended 
by the new measure  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
The public consultation document and proposed regulations will be made available at the 
following website:  
http://www.sfa.gov.sg/legislation  "Sale of Food Act", then click on "Consultation on Draft 
Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2020" and "Draft Food (Amendment No. X) 
Regulations 2020)"  
Alternatively, please wri te in to:  
Food Regulatory Management Division  
Regulatory Standards Department  
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 , adelene_yap@sfa.gov.sg