These products include grass jelly drink, fruit juice with aloe vera bits, juice drink with nata de coco, birds’ nest flavoured drink with jelly, bottled hashima dessert. For such products, the liquid portion forms the most part of the product. Products for drinking which contain solid bits.The products include canned rambutans in pineapple juice, peaches, pears, lychees, longans in light syrup, fruit cocktail in syrup.Įxamples of products that do not require drained weight declaration: For this instance, juice content is not a decisive factor to purchase. Canned fruit and vegetable packed in juices or sugar syrups.The products include pickled green chilli, cucumbers, onions, capers, mustard greens, preserved ginger, salted plums. The liquid medium is neither drained away nor consumed. Preserved/pickled products in liquid medium with salt, vinegar or sugar.abalone, pacific clams, tuna, crabmeat and canned vegetables in brine such as button mushrooms, whole corn kernels, chickpeas, gingko nuts in water. The products include canned seafood in brine e.g. Products with liquid packing medium which is drained away prior to consumption of the product.tomato paste, yoghurt)įor frozen food that has been glazed with ice (for example, seafood), the net weight declared for such product excludes the weight of the ice glazing.įor solid food packed in liquid medium, both drained weight and net weight of the food must be declared. Liquid medium refers to water, aqueous solutions of sugar and salt, fruit and vegetable juices in canned fruits and vegetables, or vinegar, either singly or in combination.Įxamples of products that require drained weight declaration:
Generally, the net quantity must be indicated in absolute value and not over a range of value: The net weight declaration provides the actual weight of the food, excluding the packaging, for consumers to select and compare the quantity and the price of the similar product of different manufacturers. If you need any clarification on the potential presence of these ingredients, please approach the food business operator directly. You may notice that the allergens are sometimes declared using additional statements like "contains peanuts" / "may contain peanuts" / "manufactured in a facility that processes peanuts", to highlight the presence or potential presence of allergenic ingredients. Sulphites directly added and/or carried over from food ingredients at a total concentration of 10mg/kg or more (calculated in terms of total sulphur dioxide). Sulphites in concentrates of 10mg/kg or more Milk from cows, buffaloes, goats and their products.Īlmond, hazelnut, walnut, cashew nut, pecan nut, Brazil nut, pistachio nut, macadamia nut and their products. Milk and milk products (including lactose) Peanuts, which may be declared using "groundnuts" or similar terms, and soybeans, which may be declared using terms such as "soya" or "soy". Marine or freshwater animals, including fish, molluscs such as oysters, clams, scallops and their products. Wheat, rye, barley, oats, spelt, their hybridised strains and their products.Ĭrayfish, prawns, shrimps, lobsters, crabs and their products.Įggs from laying hen, duck, turkey, quail, goose, gull, guinea fowl and their products. To safeguard public health and to be in line with international food safety standards, Singapore requires the statement of ingredients on labels of prepacked food to clearly indicate the following ingredients known to cause hypersensitivity to individuals: No. Some food ingredients can cause allergic reactions which can vary from mild to severe. This mandated labelling information is very important for consumers with allergies or food intolerances. This means the ingredient listed first is present in the largest amount and weighs the most, while the ingredient listed last is present in the smallest amount and weighs the least. The statement of ingredients lists all the ingredients used in the food product, in descending order of weight.
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