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G/SPS/N/SGP/42 
28 February 2012 
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
1. Notifying Member:  SINGAPORE 
If applicable, name of local government involved:    
2. Agency responsible:  Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(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 Proposed Food (Amendment) Regulations 2012  
Language(s):  English  Number of pages:  - 
6. Description of content:  The Agri-Food and Veterinary Au thority of Singapore (AVA) has 
reviewed the Food Regulations and proposes the following amendments: 
 adoption of a trans-fat limit of 2 g per 100 g product for edible fats and oils;  
 mandatory nutrition labelling (in the form of  a nutrition information panel, NIP) for 
retail packs of edible fats and oils (trans  fat content to be declared in the NIP). 
The above amendments are proposed as part of Singapore's national effort to reduce trans-
fat intake of the local population and ar e based on the recommendation by the World 
Health Organisation.  References were al so taken from the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition 
Labelling (CAC/GL 2-1985) and other countries who have implemented similar initiatives. 
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 stan dard?  If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex standard 
or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number)    G/SPS/N/SGP/42 
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  [X] None 
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
 [ ] 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:  None   
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) :  2 May 2012 
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) :  2 May 2012 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:  [ ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) :  2 May 2012 
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments:  [X] Sixty days  from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) :  28 April 2012 
Agency or authority designated to handl e comments:  [ ] National Notification 
Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  Address, fax number and e-mail address (if 
available) of other body:    
13. Texts available from:  [ ] National Notification  Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point.  
Address, fax number and e-mail address (if available) of 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) 62206068 E-mail:  adelene_yap@ava.gov.sg