Singapore legislation
Regulation 250B
Regulation 250B
Gluten‑free and reduced gluten food
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations —
Definition
“gluten” means a protein fraction from a cereal specified in paragraph (2), to which some persons are hypersensitive, and that is insoluble in water or 0.5M NaCl, that is, 0.5 molar sodium chloride solution;
Definition
“gluten‑free food” means food —
that is not or does not contain a cereal specified in paragraph (2) and contains 20 mg/kg or less of gluten by weight of the food as sold to the purchaser; or
that is or contains a cereal specified in paragraph (2) but has been processed so that it contains 20 mg/kg or less of gluten by weight of the food as sold to the purchaser;
Definition
“naturally gluten‑free food” means food that is not or does not contain a cereal specified in paragraph (2) and contains 20 mg/kg or less of gluten by weight of the food as sold to the purchaser;
Definition
“reduced gluten food” means food that is or contains a cereal specified in paragraph (2) but has been processed so that it contains more than 20 mg/kg but less than or equal to 100 mg/kg of gluten by weight of the food as sold to the purchaser.
Subregulation 2
For the purpose of paragraph (1), the cereals are —
barley;
oat;
rye;
wheat — that is, durum wheat, khorasan wheat, spelt or any other Triticum species;
a hybridised strain of a cereal mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d); and
a product of a cereal mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).
Subregulation 3
Gluten‑free food or reduced gluten food that is intended to replace any food as a source of any key nutrient (like carbohydrates, protein, fats or essential vitamins and minerals) must contain approximately the same amounts of the key nutrient as the replaced food.
Subregulation 4
Subject to paragraph (5), a package of food must not be labelled with the words “gluten‑free”, “naturally gluten‑free” or “reduced gluten” unless the package of food contains only gluten‑free food, naturally gluten‑free food or reduced gluten food, as the case may be.
Subregulation 5
Where a package of food contains —
any gluten‑free food, naturally gluten‑free food or reduced gluten food; and
any other food,the package of food must not be labelled with the words “gluten‑free”, “naturally gluten‑free” or “reduced gluten” unless those words appear immediately before or after the name of the food mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a) on the label.
Subregulation 6
A package of naturally gluten‑free food must not be labelled with the words “special dietary”, “special dietetic” or any words of similar meaning.