Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Dear Sir/Madam

FOOD (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2025

The Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025 has been gazetted on 31 Jan 2025 and will come into operation on 30 Jan 2026.

2        This set of amendments makes changes to the Food Regulations with respect to labelling requirements for prepacked foods to incorporate relevant labelling provisions in the following Codex Standards:

• Codex General Standard for the Labelling of Prepackaged Foods (CXS 1-1985)
• Codex General Guidelines on Claims (CXG 1-1979)
• Codex Standard for Foods for Special Dietary Use for Persons Intolerant to Gluten (CXS 118-1979)

3        The food industry has been consulted via a public consultation exercise from 28 September 2022 to 27 November 2022. A summary of the comments received and SFA’s response can be downloaded from:

https://www.sfa.gov.sg/public-consultation/proposed-amendments-to-legislation

(Under “Past Consultations”, look for “5. Labelling requirements for prepacked foods”, under the sub header “Second consultation (28 Sep 22 to 27 Nov 22), click on:

• “Response to comments received from public consultation on draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022 (Labelling Requirements for Prepacked Foods)

4        The Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025 can be downloaded from:

https://www.sfa.gov.sg/legislation/sale-of-food-act-1973 (click on "Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025)"

5        Please contact SFA through email (mohd_naim_mohd_ayob@sfa.gov.sg) should you need clarification on the amendments.