Singapore legislation
Regulation 32
Regulation 32
Provision of food and nutrition
Subregulation 1
Except as provided in paragraph (2), a licensee must only serve food that is in the written menu mentioned in regulation 3(4)(b)(xiv).
Subregulation 2
A licensee may serve food that is not in the written menu mentioned in regulation 3(4)(b)(xiv) if the licensee informs the Chief Licensing Officer within such period as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer before serving the food.
Subregulation 3
A licensee who serves food to children attending at the licensee’s centre must —
have a written menu of such food;
serve food that meets the dietary or nutritional requirements as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer;
conspicuously display the written menu at the centre within such period as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer before serving the food;
communicate the written menu within such period as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer before serving the food, to the parents or guardians of the children who will be served the food; (e)where any child enrolled in the centre is allergic to any food —
cause to be displayed at the centre’s kitchen, pantry and food serving areas all of the following information:
the name of the child;
the class in which the child is attending;
the food to which the child is allergic;
the measures to take when the child has a food allergy; and
ensure that the child is not served food that the child is allergic to; and
comply with such other requirements relating to the provision of food to the children attending at the licensee’s centre as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer.
Subregulation 4
A licensee that enrols any child below 18 months of age must provide feedings at the licensee’s centre for such child in accordance with such requirements as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer.
Subregulation 5
If a licensee wishes to appoint or task an individual who is not a member of the licensee’s staff with the duty of preparing food for children enrolled in the licensee’s centre, the licensee must ensure that the individual has, before the commencement of such duty, attended and successfully completed such course on basic food hygiene as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer.
Subregulation 6
A licensee or a member of a licensee’s staff must not serve any child with food to which the child is allergic.