Singapore legislation
Regulation 28
Regulation 28
General purpose food additives
Subregulation 1
In these Regulations, “general purpose food additive” means any substance which serves a useful and specific purpose during either the processing or packing of a food and shall include processing aid.
Subregulation 2
No person shall use any general purpose food additive other than those specified in the Eighth Schedule or permitted for use under this regulation.
Subregulation 3
No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any food containing any permitted general purpose food additive unless the food is sound and fit for human consumption.
Subregulation 4
No person shall import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any food containing residue of acetone unless —
in the case of flavouring, where acetone is used as a processing aid in the production of the flavouring, the residue of acetone does not exceed 5 mg/kg of the flavouring; or (b)in the case of any food or any food containing flavouring, where acetone is used as a processing aid in the production of the food or in the production of one or more of its ingredients, the residue of acetone does not exceed 0.1 mg/kg of the food.
Subregulation 5
Methanol may be used as an extraction solvent in food, provided that the residue of methanol in the food does not exceed 5 ppm.
Subregulation 6
Triethyl citrate may be used as a whipping agent in the following foods, at a level not exceeding 2500 ppm:
liquid egg products;
dried egg products, whether or not heat coagulated;
heat coagulated egg products.
Subregulation 7
Soy leghemoglobin derived from genetically modified Pichia pastoris may be used in meat analogues, at a level not exceeding 0.45% (w/w).