Singapore legislation

Regulation 18

Sweetening agents

Amended byS 425/2024 wef 31/05/2024S 704/2020 wef 31/08/2020S 49/2016 wef 02/02/2016S 49/2016 wef 02/02/2016S 49/2016 wef 02/02/2016S 59/2019 wef 01/02/2019S 195/2011 wef 15/04/2011

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 425/2024 wef 31/05/2024S 704/2020 wef 31/08/2020

In these Regulations —

Definition

“steviol glycosides” means any of the following:

(a)

steviol glycosides from Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni (steviol glycosides from Stevia);

(b)

steviol glycosides from fermentation;

(c)

enzymatically produced steviol glycosides (including steviol glycosides produced using the enzyme uridine triphosphate (UTP)-glucose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.9) from the source organism Bifidobacterium bifidum);

(d)

glucosylated steviol glycosides;

Amended byS 425/2024 wef 31/05/2024

Definition

“sweetening agent” means a substance added to food in place of sugar to provide a sweet taste, but does not include aspartame, any sugar, carbohydrate or polyhydric alcohols.

Amended byS 704/2020 wef 31/08/2020

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 49/2016 wef 02/02/2016

Subject to paragraphs (3) and (3A), a person must not import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver —

(a)

any sweetening agent for use in food; or

(b)

any food containing any sweetening agent.

Subregulation 3

Amended byS 49/2016 wef 02/02/2016

The foods specified in the Thirteenth Schedule may contain the following sweetening agents up to the proportions specified in that Schedule:SubstanceDescriptive NameDescriptive No.(a)Acesulfame-KAcesulfame-K1(b)Saccharin and its calcium, potassium and sodium saltsSaccharin2(c)Cyclamic acid and its calcium and sodium saltsCyclamates3(d)NeotameNeotame4(e)Steviol glycosidesSteviol glycosides5(f)SucraloseSucralose6.

Subregulation 3A

Amended byS 49/2016 wef 02/02/2016

Advantame may be added to any food in accordance with good manufacturing practice for food additives as described in section 3.3 of the preamble of the Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CODEX STAN 192-1995).

Subregulation 3B

Amended byS 59/2019 wef 01/02/2019

Monk fruit extract may be added to any food in accordance with good manufacturing practice for food additives as described in section 3.3 of the preamble of the Codex General Standard for Food Additives (CODEX STAN 192‑1995), if the monk fruit extract contains —

(a)

mogroside V of not less than 20% (w/w) and not more than 90% (w/w);

(b)

not more than 1 mg/kg lead;

(c)

not more than 1 mg/kg arsenic;

(d)

not more than 5% (w/w) ash; and

(e)

not more than 6% (w/w) moisture.

Subregulation 4

Food products containing sweetening agents shall, where required in the Thirteenth Schedule, carry advisory statements regarding consumption by children in the manner specified therein.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 195/2011 wef 15/04/2011

The base for sweetening agent tablets may contain —

(a)

calcium stearate; and

(b)

croscarmellose sodium.

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