Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
Regulation 13
Packaging of food
Every person who is engaged in the sale or preparation for sale of food shall ensure that —
packed food is packed in a clean package or wrapper and such package or wrapper shall be made of material which will not contaminate the food and which does not contain any ingredient which may be absorbed by or is likely to pass into the food;
food is not packed in any paper with written or printed matter thereon in any manner whereby such food can come into contact with such written or printed matter;
no staple, clip, pin or other metallic thing is used to fasten, seal or wrap the receptacle or wrapper of any food for sale;
no object is packed together with any food unless the object is separately wrapped and the wrapper is of a material that —
will not contaminate the food;
does not contain any ingredient which is likely to be absorbed by or pass into the food;
is not of such appearance as to resemble and be likely to be mistaken for the food;
food is not enclosed, carried or stored in any bag, sack or other similar receptacle which has at any time contained or has been used for the conveyance of any poison as defined in the Poisons Act (Cap. 234) or any material which may render such food unsound or unfit for human consumption; and
raw meat that is thawed frozen is suitably wrapped or packed and a label is affixed to the wrapper or package stating in printed letters of not less than 5 millimetres in height —
the date on which the meat is thawed;
the words “thawed from frozen meat”;
the words “keep chilled, do not re-freeze”; and
the words “to be consumed within 3 days from (the date referred to in sub-paragraph (i))”.