. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/SGP/10 
7 February 2011  
 (11-0606) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SINGAPORE
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) 
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 language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Proposed Food 
(Amendment) Regulations 2011 
6. Description of content:  The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has 
reviewed the Food Regulations and proposes the following amendments:  
(i) adoption of a trans fat limit of 2g per 100g product for fats and oils, with mandatory 
trans fat labelling for retail packs, as part of  Singapore's national effort to reduce trans fat 
intake of the local population. 
(ii) new requirements in the area of food la belling: net quantity declaration of prepacked 
foods, drained weight declaration of food p acked in liquid media a nd weight declaration 
of frozen foods.  Prepacked foods contai ning ingredients which are potential food 
allergens will need to be specifically labelled to inform consumers of the presence of 
these ingredients.  The list of prepacked foods required to be date-marked with the 
expiry date will be expanded to include ready-to-eat minimally processed fruits and 
vegetables (such as cut fruits and vegetables ) as these products are highly perishable.  A 
list of permitted health claims, and the criteria for their us e on food labels and 
advertisements are specified in the amendments to the regulations.   
(iii) revised requirements for import permit declar ation (for imported foods): food products 
with no brand name at the time of application fo r import permit will have to be declared 
using either: the name of the overseas manufac turer or the intended brand names.  This 
is important for sour ce tracing purposes. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health  G/TBT/N/SGP/10 
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  8. Relevant documents:   Proposed regulations availabl e from National Enquiry Point   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }1 April 2011 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the date of circulation 
11. Text available from: National  enquiry point [ ], or address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body: 
A soft copy of the proposed regulations is available from: 
Regulatory Administration Department 
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority 5 Maxwell Road #18-00 Tower Block MND Complex 
Singapore 069110 
Tel.:  (65) 6325 1226  Fax:  (65) 6324 4563 E-mail:  mailto:adelene_yap@ava.gov.sg