G/SPS/N/SGP/76/Add.1  
 
4 August 2022  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 29 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Singapore . 
 
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(A) Draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022 ; and (B)  Veterinary Conditions for Importation 
of Poultry and Poultry Products ; Pork and Pork Products ; Beef and Beef Products  
(A) Draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022  
The draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022 notified in G/SPS/N/SGP/76 will be gazetted as 
the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and enter into force on 31 July 2022.  
(B) Veterinary Conditions for Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products; Pork and Pork Products ; 
and Beef and Beef Products  
Correspondingly, th e Veterinary Conditions for Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products, Veterinary 
Conditions for Importation of Pork and Pork Products, as well as Veterinary Conditions for Importation 
of Beef and Beef Products, will be amended to include the following c ondition with effect from 31 July 
2022:  
"Pathogen reduction treatments (PRTs) may only be used on raw meat that has not been salted, 
marinated, preserved, or undergone any other form of processing. The establishment may use only 
SFA-approved PRTs up to their maximum use levels. PRTs are used in addition to proper hygiene 
practices and not used to make contaminated meat fit for human consumption. " 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into for ce 
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar day s. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
 G/SPS/N/SGP/76/Add.1  
 
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  Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Food (Amendment) Regulations 2022 are available at the following website: 
http://www.sfa.gov.sg/legislation . Select "Sale of Food Act", then click on "Food (Amendment) 
Regulations 2022" . 
 
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  
 adelene_yap@sfa.gov.sg   
 
The amended set of Veterinary Conditions for Importation of Poultry and Poultry Products, Veterinary 
Conditions for Importation of Pork and Pork Products, as well as Veterinary Conditions  for Importation 
of Beef and Beef Products can be downloaded from:  
https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food -import -export/commercial -food-imports  
 
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