G/TBT/N/SGP/25  
 
30 October 2015  
(15-5776)  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: Agri-Food and Veterinary Au thority of Singapore (AVA) 
Name and address (including telephon e 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 applic able, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Food 
5. Title, number of pages and langua ge(s) of the notified document: Draft Food 
(Amendment) Regulations 2015 
6. Description of content: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has 
completed a review of the Food Regulation s and proposes the following amendments:  
a) To include a requirement that products labelled as "organic" (or similar terms) must 
be certified as organic under an inspection and certification system that complies with the Codex Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of 
Organically Produced Foods, GL 32-1999; or equivalent. 
b) To prohibit the import, sale and advertisement of raw milk for direct human 
consumption.  
c) To allow the use of the generic term "Modified Starches", if referring to the following 
modified starches, for labelling purposes:  Dextrin roasted starch, Acid-treated starch, Alkaline-treated starch, Bleached 
starch, Oxidised starch, Enzyme-treated starch, Monostarch phosphate, 
Distarch phosphate, Phosphated distarch phosphate, Acetylated distarch 
phosphate, Starch acetate, Acetylated distarch adipate, Hydroxypropyl starch, Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate, Starch sodium octenyl succinate, 
Acetylated oxidised starch 
d) To make editorial amendments to existi ng regulations 9, 12, 30(3) and 38, to 
update the terms used, as well as to spell out the provisions in a clearer format. 
(The above amendment is also notified via SPS notification.) 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health  
8. Relevant documents: Proposed regulations available from National Enquiry Point. 
9. Proposed date of adoption: 30 December 2015 
Proposed date of entry into force: 30 December 2015   G/TBT/N/SGP/25 
 
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  10. Final date for comments: 60 days from the date of notification 
11. Texts available from: Nati onal enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:  
The proposed regulations will be made available at the following website: 
http://www.ava.gov. sg/Legislation/L istOfLegislation/   
Alternatively, please write in to: 
Regulatory Administration Group Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority 
52 Jurong Gateway Road #14-01 
Singapore 608550 Tel: +(65) 6805 2912 Fax: +(65) 6334 1831 
E-mail: WTO_Contact@ava.gov.sg /adelene_yap@ava.gov.sg