This document serves as a guide to help industry players understand the requirements for nutrition labelling, as well as health and nutrition claims for food products in Singapore. It consolidates relevant information from the Singapore Food Agency's "A Guide to Food Labelling and Advertisements" and the Health Promotion Board's "Handbook of Nutrition Labelling". The guide covers the requirements for the nutrition information panel, conditions for making nutrition and health claims, specific rules for infant formula, and a list of prohibited claims.

Contents

1. Introduction

2. Working Definition

3. Nutrition Information Panel

4. Overview of Using Claims on Food Products

5. Nutrition Claims

6. Health Claims

7. Infants' Formula and Food Nutrition Labelling

8. Prohibited Claims on Food Labels and Advertisements

Appendix I: List of Nutrition Claims and Criteria

Appendix II: List of Health Claims and Criteria

Appendix III: Examples of Prohibited Claims on Food

Appendix IV: Guidelines on Use of Signs with Implied Claims on Food Labels and Advertisements

Appendix V: Glossary of Terms