Normativa otros países
Mar. 9, 2012Singapur: adopción de un límite de grasas trans de 2 g por 100 g de producto para las grasas y aceites comestibles
| World Trade
Organization |
|
| G/SPS/N/SGP/42
28 February 2012 |
|
| (12‑1122) | |
| Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures | Original: English |
| 1. | Notifying Member: SINGAPORE
If applicable, name of local government involved: |
| 2. | Agency responsible: Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) |
| 3. | Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where applicable): Food |
| 4. | Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable:
[X] All trading partners [ ] Specific regions or countries: |
| 5. | Title of the notified document: Draft Proposed Food (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Language(s): English Number of pages: – |
| 6. | Description of content: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has reviewed the Food Regulations and proposes the following amendments:
· adoption of a trans-fat limit of 2 g per 100 g product for edible fats and oils; · mandatory nutrition labelling (in the form of a nutrition information panel, NIP) for retail packs of edible fats and oils (trans fat content to be declared in the NIP). The above amendments are proposed as part of Singapore’s national effort to reduce trans-fat intake of the local population and are based on the recommendation by the World Health Organisation. References were also taken from the Codex Guidelines on Nutrition Labelling (CAC/GL 2-1985) and other countries who have implemented similar initiatives. |
| 7. | 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. |
| 8. | Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g. title or serial number of Codex standard or related text) [ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g. Terrestrial or Aquatic Animal Health Code, chapter number) [ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g. ISPM number) [X] None Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard? [ ] Yes [ ] No If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the international standard: |
| 9. | Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: None |
| 10. | Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy): 2 May 2012
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy): 2 May 2012 |
| 11. | Proposed date of entry into force: [ ] Six months from date of publication, and/or (dd/mm/yy): 2 May 2012
[ ] Trade facilitating measure |
| 12. | Final date for comments: [X] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the notification and/or(dd/mm/yy): 28 April 2012
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body: |
| 13. | Texts available from: [ ] National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e‑mail address (if available) of other body:
A soft copy of the proposed regulations is available from: Regulatory Administration Department Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority 5 Maxwell Road #18-00 Tower Block MND Complex Singapore 069110 Tel.: +(65) 6325 1226 Fax.: +(65) 62206068 E-mail: adelene_yap@ava.gov.sg |