Singapore legislation

Regulation 17

Anti-oxidants

Subregulation 1

In these Regulations, “anti-oxidant” means any substance which delays, retards or prevents the development in food of rancidity or other flavour deterioration due to oxidation.

Subregulation 2

Subject to paragraph (3), no person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any article of food containing any added anti-oxidant other than ascorbic acid, erythorbic acid, citric acid, phosphoric acid, lecithin and tocopherols.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to —

(a)

any food which contains other anti-oxidants of a description and in the proportions specified in the Third Schedule; and

(b)

any mixed food containing one or more of the foods in which specific anti-oxidants are expressly provided as indicated in the Third Schedule and which contains an admixture of these anti-oxidants in not greater amount than is specifically allowed in the quantity of food or foods containing the anti-oxidants used in the preparation of the mixed food.

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