Singapore legislation
Regulation 184C
Regulation 184C
Nutrition information of Nutri-Grade beverages
Subregulation 1
A person required by regulation 184B(1) to ensure a prepacked Nutri-Grade beverage that is not freshly prepared and is intended for sale in a specified setting, is graded must ensure the package of the Nutri-Grade beverage is labelled with a nutrition information panel that —
is in the form specified in the Twelfth Schedule or in any other similar form that may be acceptable to the Director-General;
specifies the energy value, the amounts of protein, carbohydrate and fat in the Nutri-Grade beverage; (c)unless the Nutri-Grade beverage contains no carbohydrates, specifies the amount of total sugar according to either or both of the following proportions: (i)in grams per 100 ml of the Nutri-Grade beverage; (ii)if the number of servings per package and serving size are stated, in grams per serving of the Nutri‑Grade beverage; (d)unless the Nutri-Grade beverage contains no fat, specifies the amount of saturated fat according to either or both of the proportions mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)(i) and (ii); and
where the nutrition information panel specifies the amount of lactose or galactose, specifies the amount according to either or both of the proportions mentioned in sub‑paragraph (c)(i) and (ii).
Subregulation 2
Where the prepacked Nutri-Grade beverage mentioned in paragraph (1) is a powder or concentrate meant to be reconstituted or diluted with fluids before consumption as a beverage, the person must (in addition to complying with that paragraph) ensure —
the nutrition information panel —
specifies the information that is required under that paragraph on the basis that the Nutri-Grade beverage is prepared according to the manufacturer’s instructions on how to prepare the Nutri-Grade beverage; and (ii)if that information is expressed as grams per 100 ml of the Nutri-Grade beverage, states that the information is on the basis that the Nutri-Grade beverage is prepared according to those instructions; and
the package of the Nutri-Grade beverage is labelled with those instructions.
Subregulation 3
For the purpose of paragraph (1), where more than one unit of prepacked Nutri-Grade beverage is packaged for sale as a single item, the requirement to ensure the package is labelled under that paragraph may be satisfied by —
ensuring the package of each unit of the prepacked Nutri-Grade beverage is labelled; or
ensuring the package to be sold as a single item is labelled in respect of each type of Nutri-Grade beverage within the package and the package includes a statement that each unit in the package must not be sold separately or a statement to the like effect.
Subregulation 4
If —
a person is required by regulation 184B(1) to ensure a Nutri-Grade beverage intended for sale in a specified setting is graded; and
the Nutri-Grade beverage is freshly prepared or sold from an automated beverage dispenser for non-customisable beverages,then the person must ensure that a nutrition information panel for the Nutri-Grade beverage that satisfies the requirements in paragraph (1) is made available (in any manner described in paragraph (5)) to any person who wishes to view the nutrition information panel.
Subregulation 4A
For the purpose of paragraph (4) —
where there is a preparation of the freshly prepared Nutri-Grade beverage offered to a prospective consumer who does not customise the amount of any ingredient in the Nutri-Grade beverage (called the default preparation) — the nutrition information panel must be based on the default preparation; or
where the freshly prepared Nutri-Grade beverage does not have a default preparation and a prospective customer must customise the amount of any one or more ingredients in the Nutri-Grade beverage, the nutrition information panel must be based on —
the customised preparation of the Nutri-Grade beverage with the poorest grade from amongst all possible customised preparations of the Nutri-Grade beverage offered to prospective consumers; and
if there is more than one such customised preparation with that grade, the customised preparation with the poorest grade and the highest percentage of sugar content per 100 ml, determined according to paragraph 6 of the Sixteenth Schedule.
Subregulation 4B
Where —
a topping may be added to a freshly prepared Nutri-Grade beverage intended for sale in a specified setting; and
the topping is listed on a menu, poster, sign or other material that is used to inform a prospective consumer that the topping may be added to the Nutri-Grade beverage,then the person mentioned in paragraph (4) must (in addition to complying with that paragraph) ensure that a sugar declaration for each topping that may be added to the freshly prepared Nutri-Grade beverage —
complies with the requirements for a nutrition information panel mentioned in paragraph (1); and
is available in any manner described in paragraph (5) to any person who wishes to view the information.
Subregulation 4C
The requirement in paragraph (4B) may be satisfied in relation to a topping by a sugar declaration for the topping when the topping is added to any freshly prepared Nutri-Grade beverage sold in the specified setting, even if the person allows the topping to be added to more than one type of such beverage.
Subregulation 5
The information mentioned in paragraphs (4) and (4B) must be —
if the Nutri-Grade beverage is sold from an automated beverage dispenser, clearly displayed on, or near to, the automated beverage dispenser;
on a website or other electronic record that is viewable by the person; or
on a physical document that is shown or given to the person on the person’s request.
Subregulation 6
This regulation does not apply in respect of —
any prepacked Nutri-Grade beverage that is not freshly prepared, has a total surface area of less than 100 square centimetres and bears a label that includes a statement of the quantity of total sugar and saturated fat; or (b)any of the following Nutri-Grade beverages, if the Nutri‑Grade beverage does not contain any calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrate and sugar: (i)coffee or a preparation of coffee; (ii)drinking water; (iii)a herbal infusion; (iv)tea or a preparation of tea.