Schedule 13

THIRTEENTH SCHEDULERegulation 18(3) and (4)Permitted sweetening agents in selected foods and their maximum permitted levels Maximum amount of Sweetening Agent in parts per million Sweetening Agent No. 123456Selected FoodsAcesulfame-KSaccharinCyclamates (as cyclamic acid)NeotameSteviol Glycosides (as steviol)SucraloseNon-alcoholic drinks Dairy-based drinks (flavoured and/or fermented) 350 (a)80250 (a)20200300Fruit drinks350 (a)80250 (a)20125 (a)300Vegetable juice drinks350 (a)80400 (a)20125 (a)300Water-based flavoured drinks, including “sport”, “energy”, or “electrolyte” drinks and particulated drinks3508025020160300Ready-to-drink coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions and other hot cereal and grain beverages (excluding cocoa), and pre-mixes for such products500200 50100300Soybean-based beverages 200400 Cheese and cheese products Cheese-based preparations 500 Desserts Dairy-based desserts and dessert mixes35010025032330400Fat-based desserts and dessert mixes, excluding dairy-based dessert products 35010025032330400Fruit-based desserts and dessert mixes, including fruit-flavoured water-based desserts 35010025032350400Cereal-based and starch-based desserts and dessert mixes 35010025032165400Egg-based desserts and dessert mixes35010025032330400 Edible ices Edible ices (including sherbet and sorbet)80010025026270320 Fruit and vegetable products Dried fruit500160 100 1500Candied fruit500 6540800Fruit in vinegar, oil or brine 200160 10160180Vegetables and seaweeds in vinegar, oil, brine, or soybean sauce200160 10330180Canned or bottled (pasteurised) fruit3502001000 (b)32330400Fruit preparations (including pulp, purees and fruit toppings)35020025032330400Fermented fruit products350160 65115150Fruit fillings for pastries350 100330400Canned or bottled (pasteurised) or retort pouch vegetables and seaweeds 350160 3370580Fermented vegetable and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products1000200 33200580Vegetable, nut and seed pulps and preparations 330 Vegetable, nut and seed spreads 330 Jams, jellies and marmalades 1000200100032360400Fruit-based spreads, excluding jams, jellies and marmalades100020050032330400 Confectionery Cocoa-based spreads, including fillings100020050032330400Cocoa and chocolate products50050050080550800Decorations, toppings (non-fruit) and sweet sauces 5005005001003301000Hard candy500 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 2500 ppm is permitted)500500327001800 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 30000 ppm is permitted)Nougats and marzipans1000500500327001800Soft candy1000 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 2000 ppm is permitted)500500327001800 (except for microsweets and breath‑freshening mints, where up to 30000 ppm is permitted) Cereal and cereal products Breakfast cereals, including rolled oats1200100 32150400Bread and bakery products, and mixes for these products1000 70160650Flour confectionery products and mixes for these products (applicable to products for special nutritional use only) 1000170160055330700 Fish and fish products Semi‑preserved caviar and other fish roe products 100 Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (applicable to sweet and sour products only)200160 10100120Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms (applicable to sweet and sour products only)200160 10100120 Sweeteners Tabletop sweetening agents including sweetening agents in sachetsGood manufacturing practiceGood manufacturing practiceGood manufacturing practiceGood manufacturing practiceGood manufacturing practiceGood manufacturing practicePancake syrup and maple syrup100030050070 1500 Seasonings, sauces, soups Seasonings and condiments (excluding sauces) 20001500 3230700Mustards350320 12130140Sauces, gravies and dressings, and their mixes 350160500 (emulsified sauces only)12350 (except for soybean sauces, where up to 165 ppm is permitted)450Soups and broths, including mixes 110110 55045 Special purpose foods Special purpose medical foods (excluding products for infants)45020040032175400Dietetic formulae for weight management45024040026175320Dietetic foods (excluding dietetic products stated elsewhere in the Table and products for infants)450200400 175400Alcoholic drinks Drinks consisting of a mixture of a non-alcoholic drink and beer, cider, perry, spirits or wine3508025020200250Snacks Snacks: ready-to-eat, prepacked, dry, savoury starch products and coated nuts350100 18170200[S 425/2024 wef 31/05/2024][S 59/2019 wef 01/02/2019][S 146/2018 wef 28/03/2018][S 152/2017 wef 01/04/2017](a) Product label to carry an advisory statement that children 9 years old and below should not consume more than 2 servings a day, based on serving size of 250 ml.(b) Product label to carry an advisory statement that children 9 years old and below should not consume more than 1 serving a day, based on serving size of 140g.[S 195/2011 wef 15/04/2011][S 704/2020 wef 31/08/2020][S 813/2020 wef 23/09/2020][S 695/2021 wef 01/10/2021]