23. Flavour enhancers

In these Regulations, “flavour enhancer” means any substance which is capable of enhancing or improving the flavour of food, but does not include any sauce, gravy, gravy mix, soup mix, spice or condiment.

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any flavour enhancer for use in food intended for human consumption other than:

ethyl maltol;

L-glutamic acid, mono-sodium L-glutamate, monopotassium L-glutamate, calcium di‑L‑glutamate, monoammonium L-glutamate and magnesium di-L-glutamate;

Inosinic acid, guanylic acid, di-sodium 5’‑inosinate, di-potassium 5’-inosinate, calcium 5’-inosinate, disodium 5’-guanylate, di‑potassium 5’-guanylate and calcium 5’‑guanylate; (d)L-cysteine; (e)L-theanine in the following foods at a level not exceeding 1000 ppm:

brewed tea; (ii)soft drinks;

chocolate;

chocolate confectionery; (v)sugar confectionery; and

L-theanine in salt substitutes at a level not exceeding 15,000 ppm.

[Deleted by S 760/2022 wef 03/10/2022]

[Deleted by S 444/2012 wef 03/09/2012]

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any article of food intended for human consumption containing a flavour enhancer other than a permitted flavour enhancer specified in paragraph (2).

In these Regulations, “flavour enhancer” means any substance which is capable of enhancing or improving the flavour of food, but does not include any sauce, gravy, gravy mix, soup mix, spice or condiment.

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any flavour enhancer for use in food intended for human consumption other than:

ethyl maltol;

L-glutamic acid, mono-sodium L-glutamate, monopotassium L-glutamate, calcium di‑L‑glutamate, monoammonium L-glutamate and magnesium di-L-glutamate;

Inosinic acid, guanylic acid, di-sodium 5’‑inosinate, di-potassium 5’-inosinate, calcium 5’-inosinate, disodium 5’-guanylate, di‑potassium 5’-guanylate and calcium 5’‑guanylate; (d)L-cysteine; (e)L-theanine in the following foods at a level not exceeding 1000 ppm:

brewed tea; (ii)soft drinks;

chocolate;

chocolate confectionery; (v)sugar confectionery; and

L-theanine in salt substitutes at a level not exceeding 15,000 ppm.

[Deleted by S 760/2022 wef 03/10/2022]

[Deleted by S 444/2012 wef 03/09/2012]

No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any article of food intended for human consumption containing a flavour enhancer other than a permitted flavour enhancer specified in paragraph (2).