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Food Safety and Security Act 2025 · Updated to 1 Jul 2026 · Part 3 · Import, Export and Transhipment

69. Prohibited food, prohibited animal feed, etc.

(1)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prohibit the import of a food, or a brand of food, because the Minister is satisfied —

(a)

that there is uncertainty or concern about the safety and suitability of the food, in light of information about —

(i)

the nature of the food or the source from which it is derived;

(ii)

the hazards associated with the food;

(iii)

the measures applied during the manufacturing or handling of the food, or during its production if the food is primary produce;

(iv)

the likelihood of a particular contaminant being present in the food at a level determined as unacceptable in accordance with any applicable standard or any international standard, or any science‑based criteria; or

(v)

the likelihood that the food is unsafe or unsuitable; and

(b)

that categorising the food as prohibited food will assist in managing the risk that the food poses to human health in Singapore.

(2)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prohibit the import of a regulated food contact article because the Minister is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that it is particularly dangerous to use with food because of its construction.ExampleA container that is made up of materials from which harmful chemicals are likely to migrate into the food at quantities which could endanger human health, whenever the container is used to hold hot and greasy food over short contact times, may be prescribed.

(3)

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, prohibit the import of an animal feed, or a brand of animal feed, because the Minister is satisfied —

(a)

that there is uncertainty or concern about the fitness for purpose of the animal feed, or brand of animal feed, in light of information about —

(i)

the nature of the animal feed or the source from which it is derived;

(ii)

the hazards associated with the animal feed;

(iii)

the measures applied during the manufacturing or handling of the animal feed, or during its cultivation if the animal feed is a live animal;

(iv)

the likelihood that the animal feed contains a proscribed substance for the animal feed or any residue of the proscribed substance; or

(v)

the potential adverse impact to primary production activity in Singapore as a result of food producing animals consuming such animal feed; and

(b)

that if it did enter or continue to enter Singapore on import, the animal feed may have a significant adverse impact on any primary production activity in Singapore.

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