§ 174 — Part 9 Regulations

174.—(1) The Minister may make regulations in relation to —(a)

one or more identifiable foods which are target foods related to the occurrence of a non‑communicable disease of public health interest, for the purpose of preventing or reducing the occurrence of that disease in Singapore;

(b)

any identifiable foods, for the purpose of informing individuals adequately about the food, and influencing and assisting them, to make food choices affecting their health and wellbeing and that of their families; or

(c)

the advertising of identifiable food or how it is promoted for sale, for the purpose of promoting public health.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), those regulations may —(a)

prohibit the import of target foods or restrict the import of any food;

(b)

restrict or prohibit the way target foods are manufactured, prepared, distributed or supplied, or used in the manufacture or preparation of other foods, including the composition, contents and additives of those target foods;

(c)

restrict or prohibit the way the general public, or certain members of the general public, may acquire or obtain access to target food;

(d)

restrict or prohibit the content used in advertising or labelling of food for supply, including (but not limited to) —(i)

requiring, or prohibiting, specified content in any advertisement or label relating to that food; and

(ii)

prescribing the form of the content required under sub‑paragraph (i), including (but not limited to) its size and colour, or the size, colour and font type of the content and how it is displayed;

(e)

require warnings to be included in content used in advertising, or content of labels, relating to target foods for supply, including —(i)

requiring a warning label that is intended to inform the general public of the danger of a link between consuming a target food and the non‑communicable disease of public health interest; and

(ii)

prescribing the form of the warning required under sub‑paragraph (i), including (but not limited to) its size and colour, or the size, colour and font type of the warning, or the size, colour and font type of the content, and how it is displayed;

(f)

require the placement or display (including in a menu) at food premises in connection with the sale of food at those premises, of prescribed dietary and nutritional information about the food;

(g)

restrict or prohibit the medium or way food is advertised or sponsored or is promoted for sale, including requiring or prohibiting advertising in relation to the food at specified times or at specified premises;

(h)

create offences for a contravention of any provision of the regulations, the penalty for which on conviction may be a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;

(i)

specify the Part 9 offences that may be compounded; and

(j)

provide for any saving, transitional and other consequential, incidental and supplemental provisions that are necessary or expedient.

(3) Regulations made under this section may apply —(a)

in respect of all food businesses or particular categories of food businesses, whether or not the food business is licensable;

(b)

in respect of all food premises or particular categories of food premises;

(c)

in respect of all persons who engage in conduct to promote the sale of food or particular categories of such persons;

(d)

in respect of all advertising or particular media, content or nature of advertising;

(e)

in respect of all foods or particular categories of food;

(f)

in respect of all methods of supply of any food mentioned in paragraph (e) or particular methods of supply of that food; or

(g)

in respect of the population generally or particular communities in the population.

—(1) The Minister may make regulations in relation to —(a)

one or more identifiable foods which are target foods related to the occurrence of a non‑communicable disease of public health interest, for the purpose of preventing or reducing the occurrence of that disease in Singapore;

(b)

any identifiable foods, for the purpose of informing individuals adequately about the food, and influencing and assisting them, to make food choices affecting their health and wellbeing and that of their families; or

(c)

the advertising of identifiable food or how it is promoted for sale, for the purpose of promoting public health.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), those regulations may —(a)

prohibit the import of target foods or restrict the import of any food;

(b)

restrict or prohibit the way target foods are manufactured, prepared, distributed or supplied, or used in the manufacture or preparation of other foods, including the composition, contents and additives of those target foods;

(c)

restrict or prohibit the way the general public, or certain members of the general public, may acquire or obtain access to target food;

(d)

restrict or prohibit the content used in advertising or labelling of food for supply, including (but not limited to) —(i)

requiring, or prohibiting, specified content in any advertisement or label relating to that food; and

(ii)

prescribing the form of the content required under sub‑paragraph (i), including (but not limited to) its size and colour, or the size, colour and font type of the content and how it is displayed;

(e)

require warnings to be included in content used in advertising, or content of labels, relating to target foods for supply, including —(i)

requiring a warning label that is intended to inform the general public of the danger of a link between consuming a target food and the non‑communicable disease of public health interest; and

(ii)

prescribing the form of the warning required under sub‑paragraph (i), including (but not limited to) its size and colour, or the size, colour and font type of the warning, or the size, colour and font type of the content, and how it is displayed;

(f)

require the placement or display (including in a menu) at food premises in connection with the sale of food at those premises, of prescribed dietary and nutritional information about the food;

(g)

restrict or prohibit the medium or way food is advertised or sponsored or is promoted for sale, including requiring or prohibiting advertising in relation to the food at specified times or at specified premises;

(h)

create offences for a contravention of any provision of the regulations, the penalty for which on conviction may be a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or both;

(i)

specify the Part 9 offences that may be compounded; and

(j)

provide for any saving, transitional and other consequential, incidental and supplemental provisions that are necessary or expedient.

(3) Regulations made under this section may apply —(a)

in respect of all food businesses or particular categories of food businesses, whether or not the food business is licensable;

(b)

in respect of all food premises or particular categories of food premises;

(c)

in respect of all persons who engage in conduct to promote the sale of food or particular categories of such persons;

(d)

in respect of all advertising or particular media, content or nature of advertising;

(e)

in respect of all foods or particular categories of food;

(f)

in respect of all methods of supply of any food mentioned in paragraph (e) or particular methods of supply of that food; or

(g)

in respect of the population generally or particular communities in the population.