Draft Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023 and Sale of Food (Freshly Prepared Nutri-Grade Beverages – Exemption) Order 2023 

Consumer information, labelling (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT)

HS Chapter 4, in particular Headings 04.01, 04.02 and 04.03 HS Chapter 9, in particular Headings 09.01, 09.02 and 09.03HS Chapter 18, in particular Heading 18.06 HS Chapter 19, in particular Headings 19.01 and 19.04HS Chapter 20, in particular Heading 20.09 HS Chapter 21, in particular Headings 21.01 and 21.06HS Chapter 22, in particular Headings 22.01 and 22.02

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04 - DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; 0401 - Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; 0901 - Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion; 0902 - Tea, whether or not flavoured; 0903 - Mate; 2009 - Fruit juices, incl. grape must, and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; 1901 - Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s.; food preparations of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, sour cream, whey, yogurt, kephir, and similar goods of heading 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing < 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s.; 1904 - Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products, e.g. corn flakes; cereals (other than maize "corn") in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.s.; 2101 - Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof; 0402 - Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; 2106 - Food preparations, n.e.s.; 2202 - Waters, incl. mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages (excl. fruit or vegetable juices and milk); 0403 - Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or flavoured or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruits, nuts or cocoa; 22 - BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; 21 - MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS; 20 - PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS; 19 - PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS; 18 - COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS; 09 - COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES; 2201 - Waters, incl. natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or flavoured; ice and snow; 1806 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; 0403 - Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or flavoured or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, fruits, nuts or cocoa; 2202 - Waters, incl. mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non-alcoholic beverages (excl. fruit or vegetable juices and milk); 2201 - Waters, incl. natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or flavoured; ice and snow; 22 - BEVERAGES, SPIRITS AND VINEGAR; 2106 - Food preparations, n.e.s.; 2101 - Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof; 21 - MISCELLANEOUS EDIBLE PREPARATIONS; 2009 - Fruit juices, incl. grape must, and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; 20 - PREPARATIONS OF VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS OR OTHER PARTS OF PLANTS; 1901 - Malt extract; food preparations of flour, groats, meal, starch or malt extract, not containing cocoa or containing < 40% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s.; food preparations of milk, cream, butter milk, sour milk, sour cream, whey, yogurt, kephir, and similar goods of heading 0401 to 0404, not containing cocoa or containing < 5% by weight of cocoa calculated on a totally defatted basis, n.e.s.; 1904 - Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products, e.g. corn flakes; cereals (other than maize "corn") in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (except flour, groats and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.s.; 1806 - Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; 18 - COCOA AND COCOA PREPARATIONS; 0903 - Mate; 0902 - Tea, whether or not flavoured; 0901 - Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion; 09 - COFFEE, TEA, MATÉ AND SPICES; 04 - DAIRY PRODUCE; BIRDS' EGGS; NATURAL HONEY; EDIBLE PRODUCTS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED OR INCLUDED; 0401 - Milk and cream, not concentrated nor containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; 0402 - Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter; 19 - PREPARATIONS OF CEREALS, FLOUR, STARCH OR MILK; PASTRYCOOKS' PRODUCTS

67.100 - Milk and milk products; 67.100 - Milk and milk products; 67.140 - Tea. Coffee. Cocoa; 67.140 - Tea. Coffee. Cocoa; 67.160 - Beverages; 67.160 - Beverages; 67.190 - Chocolate; 67.190 - Chocolate; 67.230 - Prepackaged and prepared foods; 67.230 - Prepackaged and prepared foods

Food standards; Food standards

1.           From 30 December 2022, Nutri-Grade beverages sold in Singapore in the pre-packaged form or from non-customisable automated beverage dispensers have been subjected to labelling requirements and advertising prohibitions.2.         On 30 June 2023, additional measures will be introduced under the proposed Food (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2023 and Sale of Food (Freshly Prepared Nutri-Grade Beverages – Exemption) Order 2023 (“Amendment legislation”), which will extend the Nutri-Grade measures to freshly prepared beverages (including those dispensed from automated beverage dispensers that provide for the customization of beverages) for sale in specified settings in Singapore. For Nutri-Grade beverages which are pre-packaged or dispensed from machines, additional labelling requirements will also be introduced. The additional measures will come into effect from 30 December 2023.3.         Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Promotion Board (HPB) had conducted a public consultation exercise from 23 February 2023 to 24 April 2023 on the proposed Amendment legislation to introduce these additional measures. MOH and HPB had also notified the draft Amendment legislation to the WTO under notification G/TBT/N/SGP/69 and invited Members’ comments over the same period.4.         Singapore has carefully considered the comments[1] received during the notification period and reviewed the Amendment legislation. Amendments have been made to the notified draft text, as detailed in the attachment to this addendum.[1] A summary of the key comments and our response thereto can be found at: https://www.reach.gov.sg/Participate/Public-Consultation/Health-Promotion-Board/consultation-on-draft-food-regulations-2023-and-sale-of-food-order-2023 or https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-information/public-consultation

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