This Guidebook applies to all types of food commodities sold in Singapore. It aims to provide food importers, distributors, manufacturers, producers, packers and retailers with a better understanding of the labelling requirements of the Food Regulations, as well as the permitted and prohibited claims for use in food labels and advertisements.
Contents
1.Introduction
2.General Labelling Requirements
3.Additional Labelling Requirements
4.Prohibited Claims on Food Labels and Advertisements
5.Use of Nutrition Claims and Health Claims
6.Application for new health claims
7.Methods of Analysis
8.Contacts
Appendix I Types of health claims as defined under the “Codex Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims”
Appendix II Checklist for food labels and advertisements
It was first released in 2010 and amended in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019.
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