Singapore legislation

Regulation 40

of Food Regulations

Regulation 40

Wholemeal, whole wheat or entire wheat flour

Subregulation 1

Wholemeal, whole wheat or entire wheat flour shall be the clean and sound, coarse or fine product obtained by grinding clean and sound wheat and it shall contain all the constituents of such wheat. It shall contain —

(a)

not more than 15% moisture;

(b)

not less than 8% protein (total nitrogen x 5.7) calculated on a wet basis of 14% moisture content; and

(c)

not less than 1.8% crude fibre calculated on a wet basis of 14% moisture content.Mixtures of flour and bran shall not be deemed to be wholemeal flour.

Subregulation 2

Wholemeal, whole wheat or entire wheat flour shall not contain any added substance other than those permitted in regulation 39(2).