Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Medicines (Prohibition of Sale, Supply and Importation) Order
Regulation 4
Restriction on importation, sale and supply of Chinese proprietary medicine
Subregulation 1
No person shall import, or sell or supply to any person, any Chinese proprietary medicine for oral consumption which contains —
total aerobic microbial count of more than 105 per gram or millilitre;
total yeast and mould count of more than 5 x 102 per gram or millilitre;
any Escherichia coli in 1 gram or 1 millilitre;
any Salmonella in 1 gram or 1 millilitre; or
any Staphylococcus aureus in 1 gram or 1 millilitre,of the Chinese proprietary medicine.
Subregulation 2
No person shall import, or sell or supply to any person, any Chinese proprietary medicine for external application which contains —
total aerobic microbial count of more than 104 per gram or millilitre;
total yeast and mould count of more than 5 x 102 per gram or millilitre;
any Pseudomonas aeruginosa in 1 gram or 1 millilitre; or
any Staphylococcus aureus in 1 gram or 1 millilitre,of the Chinese proprietary medicine.
Subregulation 3
Sub-paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) and (2)(a) and (b) shall not apply to any Chinese proprietary medicine which contains any active substance which is derived from plants, animals or a combination thereof and which has been produced by fermentation processes.