食品标签指南（20221215）a-guide-to-food-labelling-and-advertisements.docxVIP

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FoodLabellingandAdvertisements

Apublicationofthe

SingaporeFoodAgency(SFA)

FirstpublishedFeb2010.

AmendmentsOct2011,Oct2013,Jul2014,Jan2015,Jul2015,Mar2016,Aug2018,Feb2019,Apr2019,Sep2019,Jan2020,Apr2020,Sep2020,Nov2020,Sep2021

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Contents

Introduction 2

Overview 3

(A)GeneralLabellingRequirements 6

(a)Nameordescriptionoffood 7

(b)Statementofingredients 9

(c)Foodsandingredientsknowntocausehypersensitivity 14

(d)Netquantityoffoodinpackage 21

(e)Nameandaddressoffoodbusinessandcountryoforigin 25

(B)Exemptions 28

(C)AdditionalLabellingRequirements 30

(a)Date-markingofexpirydate 30

(b)Servingsuggestions 34

(c)Foodscontainingsweeteningagents 34

(d)Specialpurposefoods 36

(e)Nutritionlabelling 39

(f)Foodsclaimedtobesourceofenergyorprotein 42

(g)Specificlabellingrequirementsforcertainfoodcategories 43

(h)Advisorystatements 44

(D)ProhibitedClaimsonFoodLabelsandAdvertisements 45

(E)UseofNutritionClaimsandHealthClaims 47

(a)Nutritionclaims 47

(b)Healthclaims 50

(i)Nutrientfunctionclaimsandotherfunctionclaims 50

(ii)Nutrientspecificdiet-relatedhealthclaims 68

(F)Applicationfornewhealthclaims 72

(G)MethodsofAnalysis 73

(H)Otherclaims 74

(a)Organic 74

(b)Gluten-free 74

(c)Raisedwithouttheuseofantibiotics 75

Contacts 79

AppendixI:Examplesofprohibitedclaimsonfood 81

AppendixII:Guidelinesonuseofsignswithimpliedclaimson

foodlabelsandadvertisements 84

AppendixIII:Typesofhealthclaimsasdefinedunderthe“Codex

GuidelinesforUseofNutritionandHealthClaims” 89

AppendixIV:Checklistforfoodlabelsandadvertisements 91

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Introduction

ThisGuidebookaimstoprovidefoodimporters,distributors,manufacturers,producers,p