. /.WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/N/SGP/8
23 November 1999
(99-5071)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  SINGAPORE
If applicable, name of local government involved:           
2. Agency responsible:  Food Control Department, Ministry of the Environment
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where
applicable).  Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or
practicable:  Food
4. Title and number of pages of the notified document:  Draft proposed Food (Amendment
No. 2) Regulations 1999
5. Description of content:
In keeping with recommendations by Codex, the Ministry proposes to allow the use of the
following food additives:
− Dimenthyl polysiloxane as an anti-foaming agent in fruit juices, fruit cordials and
non-alcoholic drinks (Maximum permissible level:  10 ppm)
− Quinoline Yellow (Under good manufacturing practices)
− Curcumin (Under good manufacturing practices)
− Polydextrose (Under good manufacturing practices)
− Shellac (Under good manufacturing practices)
− Thaumatin (Under good manufacturing practices)
Currently these additives are not permitted in Singapore.
The Ministry also proposes to:
− allow the use of up to 5% foreign vegetable fat, i.e. non-cocoa butter vegetable fats
in chocolates
− allow higher moisture content in kaya, i.e. up to 38%
− update the definition of pickles to cover vegetables and fruits in bruine
6. Objective and rationale: [  X ] food safety,  [     ] animal health,  [     ] plant protection,
[    ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [     ] protect territory from
other damage from pests   Enhance trade by removing some restrictions while continuing
to protect consumer health and safety.G/SPS/N/SGP/8
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7. An international standard, guideline or recommendation does not exist [     ].
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate
reference and briefly identify deviations:  This action is in accordance with
recommendations by Codex and other international standards.
8. Relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:           
9. Proposed date of adoption:  1 December 1999
10. Proposed date of entry into force:  1 December 1999
11. Final date for comments:  30 November 1999
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [     ] National notification
authority, [     ] National enquiry point, or address, fax number and E-mail address (if
available) of other body:  International Environment & Policy Department, Ministry of the
Environment
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