Consultation to Amend Food Regulations to Permit New Food Additives etc to Align with International Standards

To align regulations with international standards and ensure coherence in legislation, the Singapore Food Agency is seeking comments from the food industry and interested parties on proposed amendments to the Food Regulations under the Sale of Food Act.

This Update provides an overview of the proposed key amendments in relation to:

1. Permitting the use of new food additives and ingredients;
2. Extending the use of existing food additives;
3. Revising the maximum limits for heavy metals in food; and
4. Ensuring coherence in legislation concerning specifications relating to purity of food additives. 

The proposed amendments are set out in the draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2021 and is targeted to come into effect in the fourth quarter of 2021. The consultation is open from 3 May 2021 and ends on 2 July 2021.

For more information, click here to read the full Legal Update.

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