Section 132 — Privileged statements

(1)The Agency may publish in Singapore a statement for the purpose of protecting human health or informing the general public.

(2)The statement may be about all or any of the following:

(a)the safety or suitability of food or a regulated food contact article;

(b)anything contained or implied in advertisements about food or a regulated food contact article, generally or in a particular advertisement, or in a class or classes of advertisements;

(c)the performance or non‑performance of any function or duty imposed on any person by any provision of this Act.

(3)The statement is protected by qualified privilege.

(4)This is not a delegable function of the Agency.