No. S 152
Sale of Food Act
(CHAPTER 283)
Food (Amendment) Regulations 2017
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 56(1) of the Sale of Food Act, the Minister for National Development makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2017 and come into operation on 1 April 2017.
Amendment of regulation 9A
2.  Regulation 9A of the Food Regulations (Rg 1) is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraphs:
(3)  In the case of prepacked foods that have added to it barley beta‑glucan and meet the criteria in paragraph (4), the following claim may be made in a label:
“Barley beta-glucans have been shown to lower/reduce blood cholesterol. High blood cholesterol is a risk factor in the development of coronary heart disease.”.
(4)  The criteria mentioned in paragraph (3) are —
(a)the cholesterol, saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids present in the food are within the following levels:
(i)in the case of solid food —
(A)not more than 20 mg of cholesterol per 100 g;
(B)not more than 1.5 g of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids per 100 g; and
(C)not more than 10% of kilocalories from saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids;
(ii)in the case of liquid food —
(A)not more than 10 mg of cholesterol per 100 ml;
(B)not more than 0.75 g of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids per 100 ml; and
(C)not more than 10% of kilocalories from saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids; and
(b)the label of the food must contain —
(i)a statement or statements to the like effect that consumption of at least 3 g of barley beta‑glucans in a day has been shown to lower blood cholesterol levels; and
(ii)a nutrition information panel in the form specified in the Twelfth Schedule or in such other similar form as may be acceptable to the Director‑General, specifying the amounts of barley beta‑glucan, cholesterol, saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids, contained in the food.”.
Amendment of regulation 11
3.  Regulation 11(3) of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the words “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no label” and substituting the words “No label”.
Amendment of regulation 21
4.  Regulation 21 of the Food Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (3), the following paragraph:
(3A)  Quillaia extracts (Type I, II or both) may be used only in —
(a)soft drinks, at a level not exceeding 50 ppm (calculated as saponins); and
(b)alcoholic beverages, at a level not exceeding 40 ppm (calculated as saponins).”.
Amendment of regulation 23
5.  Regulation 23(2) of the Food Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (c); and
(b)by deleting the full-stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (d) and substituting the word “; and”, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:
(e)L-theanine in the following foods at a level not exceeding 1000 ppm:
(i)brewed tea;
(ii)soft drinks;
(iii)chocolate;
(iv)chocolate confectionery;
(v)sugar confectionery.”.
Amendment of regulation 28
6.  Regulation 28 of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting paragraph (6) and substituting the following paragraph:
(6)  Triethyl citrate may be used as a whipping agent in the following foods, at a level not exceeding 2500 ppm:
(a)liquid egg products;
(b)dried egg products, whether or not heat coagulated;
(c)heat coagulated egg products.”.
Amendment of regulation 31
7.  Regulation 31 of the Food Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after paragraph (2), the following paragraph:
(2A)  A person must not import, sell, advertise, manufacture, consign or deliver any polished rice containing inorganic arsenic in excess of 0.2 ppm.”.
Amendment of regulation 86
8.  Regulation 86 of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the words “0.916 and not more than 0.921” in paragraph (a) and substituting the words “0.915 and not more than 0.924”.
Amendment of regulation 88
9.  Regulation 88 of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting “125” in paragraph (c) and substituting “118”.
Amendment of regulation 91
10.  Regulation 91(2) of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the word “Margarine” and substituting the words “Despite regulation 11(4), margarine”.
Amendment of regulation 168
11.  Regulation 168(1) of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting sub‑paragraph (g).
Amendment of regulation 227
12.  Regulation 227 of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the words “may contain sulphur dioxide as a preservative and”.
Amendment of regulation 250A
13.  Regulation 250A(2) of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the words “saturated fat” in sub‑paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting in each case the words “saturated fatty acids”.
Amendment of regulation 252
14.  Regulation 252(6) of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the full‑stop at the end of sub‑paragraph (e) and substituting a semi‑colon, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following sub‑paragraph:
(f)Beta-palmitin, with at least 52% of total palmitic acid esterified at the beta position, in an amount not exceeding 80% of the total fat content of infant formula.”.
Amendment of regulation 260
15.  Regulation 260(1) of the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the word “kilograms” in sub‑paragraph (c) and substituting the words “grams or kilograms, as appropriate”.
Amendment of Part I of Fourth Schedule
16.  Part I of the Fourth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the words “Flour intended for use in the manufacture of biscuits” under the heading “Selected Foods” and substituting the words “Flour, all types”;
(b)by deleting the item “Ginger, dry root” and its corresponding entry;
(c)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Hamburgers and similar products”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Hamburgers and similar products
 
 
 
 
2,500
 
 
”;
(d)by inserting, immediately after the item “Hamburgers and similar products”, the following item and its corresponding entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Herbs and spices
150
 
 
 
 
 
 
”;
(e)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Meat, canned, cured, pickled, salted or smoked whether cooked or uncooked”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Meat, canned, cured, pickled, salted or smoked whether cooked or uncooked
 
 
 
 
2,500
 
 
”; and
(f)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Sausages, or sausage meat”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Sausages, or sausage meat
 
 
 
 
2,500
 
 
”.
Amendment of Part II of Fifth Schedule
17.  Part II of the Fifth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the word “including” in paragraph 2(a), the words “beet red,”; and
(b)by inserting, immediately after paragraph 4, the following paragraph:
5.  Spirulina extract or cyanobacterial‑phycocyanin extracted from Spirulina platensis that conforms to the following specifications:
(a)not more than 2 mg/kg lead;
(b)not more than 2 mg/kg arsenic;
(c)not more than 1 mg/kg mercury;
(d)negative for microcystin toxin.”.
Amendment of Sixth Schedule
18.  The Sixth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, immediately after the item “Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids”, the following item:
Polyglycerol polyricinoleate;”; and
(b)by deleting the following item:
Quillaia (only in soft drinks, not exceeding 200 parts per million);”.
Amendment of Seventh Schedule
19.  Item 2 of Part II of the Seventh Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended by inserting, immediately after the entry “Sodium ferric pyrophosphate”, the following entry:
Sodium ferrous citrate”.
Amendment of Eighth Schedule
20.  The Eighth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended —
(a)by deleting the following items:
(i)Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase (from a genetically modified strain of Bacillus subtilis);
(ii)Alpha-amylase (endo-amylase from a genetically modified strain of Bacillus licheniformis);
(iii)Alpha-amylase (from Bacillus subtilis);
(iv)Aminopeptidase (from Aspergillus oryzae);
(v)Asparaginase (from a genetically modified strain of Aspergillus oryzae or Aspergillus niger);
(vi)Beta-galactosidase (lactase from Kluyveromyces lactis);
(vii)Beta-glucanase (endo-glucanase from Bacillus subtilis);
(viii)Beta-glucanase (endo-glucanase from Hunicola insolens);
(ix)Cellulase (from Trichoderma longibrachiatum);
(x)Chymosin (produced by Escherichia coli);
(xi)Endo-protease (metallo protease from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens);
(xii)Glucoamylase (amyloglucosidase from Aspergillus niger);
(xiii)Glucose oxidase (from Aspergillus niger);
(xiv)Glycerophospholipid cholesterol acyltransferase (from a genetically modified strain of Bacillus licheniformis);
(xv)Hemicellulase (endo-1,4-β-xylanase from a genetically modified strain of Aspergillus niger or Bacillus subtilis);
(xvi)Hexose oxidase (from a genetically modified strain of Hansenula polymorpha);
(xvii)Invertase (from Saccharomyces cerevisiae);
(xviii)Lipase (triacylglycerol acylhydrolase from a genetically modified strain of Aspergillus niger);
(xix)Lipase, triacylglycerol (from a genetically modified strain of Aspergillus oryzae);
(xx)Maltogenic amylase (amylase from a genetically modified strain of Bacillus subtilis);
(xxi)Papain;
(xxii)Pentosanase (xylanase or hemicellulase from a genetically modified strain of Aspergillus oryzae);
(xxiii)Polygalacturonase (from Aspergillus niger);
(xxiv)Protease (from Bacillus subtilis);
(xxv)Serine protease with trypsin specificity (from a genetically modified strain of Fusarium venenatum);
(xxvi)Transglutaminase (transferase prepared from Streptoverticillium mobaraense variant);
(b)by inserting, immediately above the Schedule heading “PERMITTED GENERAL PURPOSE FOOD ADDITIVES”, the following words:
“PART 1”; and
(c)by inserting, immediately after Part 1, the following Part:
Part 2
PERMITTED ENZYMES
(A)Enzymes derived from animal sources
Enzyme
EC Number
Source
Catalase
1.11.1.6
Bovine liver
Lactoperoxidase
1.11.1.7
Bovine milk
Lipase, triacylglycerol
3.1.1.3
Bovine stomach; salivary glands or forestomach of calf, kid or lamb; porcine or bovine pancreas
Lysozyme
3.2.1.17
Egg whites
Pancreatin (or pancreatic elastase)
3.4.21.36
Pancreas of the hog or ox
Pepsin
3.4.23.1
Bovine or porcine stomach
Phospholipase A2
3.1.1.4
Porcine pancreas
Rennet
3.4.23.4
Aqueous extracts from the fourth stomach of calves, kids, lambs, and adult bovine animals, sheep and goats
Thrombin
3.4.21.5
Bovine or porcine blood
Trypsin
3.4.21.4
Porcine or bovine pancreas
(B)Enzymes derived from plant sources
Enzyme
EC Number
Source
Alpha-amylase
3.2.1.1
Malted cereals
Actinidin
3.4.22.14
Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa)
Beta-amylase
3.2.1.2
Malted cereals
 
 
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Bromelain
3.4.22.4
Pineapple fruit/stem (Ananas comosus and Ananas bracteatus (L))
Ficin
3.4.22.3
Ficus spp.
Lipoxidase
1.13.11.12
Soyabean whey or meal
Papain
3.4.22.2
Carica papaya (L) (Fam. Caricaceae)
(C)Enzymes derived from microbial sources
Enzyme
EC Number
Production organism
Donor organism
Donor gene
1,4-alpha-glucan branching enzyme
2.4.1.18
Bacillus subtilis
Rhodothermus obamensis
1,4‑alpha‑glucan branching enzyme
 
 
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
 
 
Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase
4.1.1.5
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus brevis
Alpha-acetolactate decarboxylase
Alpha-amylase
3.2.1.1
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Rhizomucor pusillus
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Bacillus licheniformis
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Bacillus licheniformis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Pseudomonas stutzeri
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus megaterium
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Alicyclobacillus pohliae
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
 
 
 
 
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Microbacterium imperiale
 
 
 
 
Pseudomonas fluorescens
Thermococcales
Alpha-amylase
 
 
Rhizopus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus kawachii
Alpha-amylase
Alpha-arabinofuranosidase
3.2.1.55
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
Alpha-galactosidase
3.2.1.22
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
Alpha-glucosidase (or maltase)
3.2.1.20
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus niger1
Alpha-glucosidase (or maltase)
Aminopeptidase
3.4.11.1
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Lactocococcus lactis
 
 
Amylomaltase
2.4.1.25
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Thermus thermophilus
Amylomaltase
Asparaginase
3.5.1.1
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Asparaginase
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus oryzae
Asparaginase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Pyrococcus furiosus
Asparaginase
Aspergillopepsin I
3.4.23.18
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillopepsin I
Aspergillopepsin II
3.4.23.19
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
Beta-amylase
3.2.1.2
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
Beta-fructofuranosidase (invertase or saccharase)
3.2.1.26
Aspergillus japonicus
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
 
 
Beta-galactosidase (or lactase)
3.2.1.23
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus oryzae
Beta-galactosidase (or lactase)
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
Bacillus circulans ATCC 31382
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Beta-galactosidase (or lactase)
 
Kluyveromyces lactis4
 
 
 
Kluyveromyces marxianus5
 
 
 
Saccharomyces sp.
 
 
Beta-glucanase (endo-beta glucanase or endo-1,3-beta-glucanase)
3.2.1.6
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Beta-glucanase (endo-beta glucanase or endo-1,3-beta-glucanase)
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis
Beta-glucanase (endo-beta glucanase or endo-1,3-beta-glucanase)
 
 
Disporotrichum dimorphosphorum
 
 
 
 
Humicola insolens
 
 
 
 
Rasamsonia emersonii6
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
 
 
Beta-glucosidase
3.2.1.21
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
Carboxylesterase
3.1.1.1
Rhizomucor miehei7
 
 
Carboxypeptidase C
3.4.16.5
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Carboxypeptidase C
Catalase
1.11.1.6
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Catalase
 
 
Micrococcus luteus8
 
 
Cellulase
3.2.1.4
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Penicillium funiculosum
 
 
 
 
Rasamsonia emersonii6
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Cellulase
 
 
Trichoderma viride
 
 
Chymosin
3.4.23.4
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger var. awamori
Camelus dromedarius
Chymosin
 
 
Escherichia coli K-12 strain GE81
 
 
 
 
Kluyveromyces lactis4
 
 
 
 
Kluyveromyces lactis4
Calf prochymosin B
Chymosin
Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase
2.4.1.19
Bacillus licheniformis
Thermoanaerobacter sp.
Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase
 
 
Paenibacillus macerans9
 
 
Deaminase
3.5.4.6
Aspergillus melleus
 
 
Dextranase
3.2.1.11
Chaetomium erraticum
 
 
 
 
Chaetomium gracile
 
 
 
 
Penicillium lilacinum
 
 
Endo-arabinase
3.2.1.99
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
Endo-protease
3.4.21.26
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Endo-protease
Glucan 1,3-beta-glucosidase
3.2.1.58
Trichoderma harzianum
 
 
Endo-1,3-beta-xylanase
3.2.1.32
Humicola insolens
 
 
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
3.2.1.8
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Rasamsonia emersonii6
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus aculeatus
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Humicola lanuginosa10
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Bacillus licheniformis
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus subtilis
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Disporotrichum dimorphosphorum
 
 
 
 
Humicola insolens
 
 
 
 
Rasamsonia emersonii6
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus niger1
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus tubingensis
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Thermopolyspora flexuosa11
Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase
Glucoamylase (or amyloglucosidase)
3.2.1.3
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Glucoamylase (or amyloglucosidase)
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Penicillium oxalicum
Glucoamylase (or amyloglucosidase)
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Talaromyces emersonii
Glucoamylase (or amyloglucosidase)
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Trametes cingulata
Glucoamylase (or amyloglucosidase)
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Rhizopus delemar
 
 
 
 
Rhizopus niveus
 
 
 
 
Rhizopus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Glucoamylase (or amyloglucosidase)
Glucose isomerase (or xylose isomerase)
5.3.1.5
Actinoplanes missouriensis
 
 
 
Bacillus coagulans
 
 
 
 
Microbacterium arborescens
 
 
 
 
Streptomyces olivaceus
 
 
 
 
Streptomyces olivochromogenes
 
 
 
 
Streptomyces murinus
 
 
 
 
Streptomyces rubiginosus
 
 
 
 
Streptomyces rubiginosus
Streptomyces rubiginosus
Glucose isomerase (or xylose isomerase)
Glucose oxidase
1.1.3.4
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Glucose oxidase
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Penicillium chrysogenum
Glucose oxidase
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus niger1
Glucose oxidase
 
 
Penicillium chrysogenum
 
 
Glutaminase
3.5.1.2
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
Glycerophospholipid cholesterol acyltransferase
2.3.1.43
Bacillus licheniformis
Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida
Glycerophospholipid cholesterol acyltransferase
Hexose oxidase
1.1.3.5
Hansenula polymorpha12
Chondrus crispus
Hexose oxidase
Inulinase
3.2.1.7
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
Lipase, monoacylglycerol
3.1.1.23
Penicillium camembertii
 
 
Lipase, triacylglycerol
3.1.1.3
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Candida antarctica
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Fusarium culmorum
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Fusarium oxysporum
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Humicola lanuginosa10
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Rhizomucor miehei7
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Humicola lanuginosa10 and Fusarium oxysporum
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Candida rugosa
 
 
 
 
Hansenula polymorpha12
Fusarium heterosporum
Lipase, triacylglycerol
 
 
Mucor javanicus13
 
 
 
 
Penicillium roquefortii14
 
 
 
 
Rhizomucor miehei7
 
 
 
 
Rhizopus arrhizus
 
 
 
 
Rhizopus niveus
 
 
 
 
Rhizopus oryzae
 
 
Lysophospholipase
3.1.1.5
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Lysophospholipase
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus nishimurae
Lysophospholipase
Maltogenic alpha-amylase
3.2.1.133
Bacillus licheniformis
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
Maltogenic alpha-amylase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
Maltogenic alpha-amylase
Maltotetraohydrolase
3.2.1.60
Bacillus licheniformis
Pseudomonas stutzeri
Maltotetraohydrolase
Mannan endo-1,4-beta-mannosidase
3.2.1.78
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Mannan endo-1,4-beta-mannosidase
Metalloproteinase15
3.4.24.4
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Metalloproteinase
 
 
Bacillus coagulans
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
Metalloproteinase
 
 
Geobacillus caldoproteolyticus
 
 
 
 
Geobacillus stearothermophilus2
 
 
Mucorpepsin (or aspartic proteinase)
3.4.23.23
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Rhizomucor miehei7
Aspartic proteinase
 
 
Cryphonectria parasitica
 
 
 
 
Rhizomucor miehei7
 
 
Pectin esterase
3.1.1.11
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Pectin esterase
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus aculeatus
Pectin esterase
Pectin lyase
4.2.2.10
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Pectin lyase
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus niger1
Pectin lyase
Peroxidase
1.11.1.7
Aspergillus niger1
Marasmius scorodonius
Peroxidase
Phosphodiesterase I
3.1.4.1
Leptographium procerum
 
 
Phospholipase A1
3.1.1.32
Aspergillus oryzae
Fusarium venenatum
Phospholipase A1
Phospholipase A2
3.1.1.4
Aspergillus niger1
Porcine pancreas
Phospholipase A2
 
 
Streptomyces violaceoruber
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus nishimurae
Phospholipase A2
Phospholipase C
3.1.4.3
Pichia pastoris
Isolated from soil
Phospholipase C
3-Phytase
3.1.3.8
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
3-Phytase
4-Phytase
3.1.3.26
Aspergillus oryzae
Peniophora lycii
4-Phytase
Polygalacturonase (pectinase)
3.2.1.15
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
Aspergillus niger1
Aspergillus niger1
Polygalacturonase (pectinase)
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
Aspergillus aculeatus
Polygalacturonase (pectinase)
 
 
Rhizopus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
 
 
Protein-glutaminase
3.5.1.44
Chryseobacterium proteolyticum
 
 
Pullulanase
3.2.1.41
Bacillus acidopullulyticus
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
Bacillus deramificans
Pullulanase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus acidopullulyticus
Pullulanase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus deramificans
Pullulanase
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus naganoensis
Pullulanase
 
 
Klebsiella pneumoniae16
 
 
 
 
Pullulanibacillus sp.
 
 
Ribonuclease
3.1.26.5
Penicillium citrinum
 
 
Serine proteinase17
3.4.21.14
Aspergillus melleus
 
 
 
 
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
 
 
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
 
 
 
 
Bacillus halodurans
 
 
 
 
Bacillus licheniformis
 
 
 
 
Bacillus subtilis
 
 
Serine protease (Chymotrypsin)
3.4.21.1
Bacillus licheniformis
Nocardiopsis prasina
Serine protease (Chymotrypsin)
Serine protease with trypsin specificity
3.4.21.4
Fusarium venenatum
Fusarium oxysporum
Serine protease with trypsin specificity
Tannase
3.1.1.20
Aspergillus oryzae
 
 
Transglucosidase
2.4.1.24
Aspergillus niger1
 
 
 
 
Trichoderma longibrachiatum3
Aspergillus niger1
Transglucosidase
Transglutaminase
2.3.2.13
Streptomyces mobaraensis18
 
 
Urease
3.5.1.5
Lactobacillus fermentum
 
 
1 Aspergillus niger group includes A. aculeatus, A. awamori, A. ficuum, A. foetidus, A. japonicus, A. phoenicis, A. saitor and A. usamii.
2 Geobacillus stearothermophilus – former name Bacillus stearothermophilus.
3 Trichoderma longibrachiatum also known as Trichoderma reesei.
4 Kluyveromyces lactis – former name Saccharomyces lactis.
5 Kluyveromyces marxianus – former names Saccharomyces fragilis and Kluyveromyces fragilis.
6 Rasamsonia emersonii – former name Talaromyces emersonii.
7 Rhizomucor miehei – former name Mucor miehei.
8 Micrococcus luteus – former name Micrococcus lysodeikticus.
9 Paenibacillus macerans – former name Bacillus macerans.
10 Humicola lanuginosa also known as Thermomyces lanuginosus.
11 Thermopolyspora flexuosa – former name Nonomuraea flexuosa.
12 Hansenula polymorpha also known as Pichia angusta.
13 Mucor javanicus also known as Mucor circinelloides f. circinelloides.
14 Penicillium roquefortii also known as Penicillium roqueforti.
15 Metalloproteinase (EC 3.4.24.4) includes vibriolysin (EC 3.4.24.25), pseudolysin (EC 3.4.24.26), thermolysin (3.4.24.27), bacillolysin (EC 3.4.24.28), aureolysin (EC 3.4.24.29), coccolysin (EC 3.4.24.30), mycolysin (EC 3.4.24.31), beta-lytic metalloendopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.32), deuterolysin (EC.3.4.24.39), serralysin (EC 3.4.24.40).
16 Klebsiella pneumoniae – former name Klebsiella aerogenes.
17 Serine proteinase (EC 3.4.21.14) includes oryzin (EC 3.4.21.63).
18 Streptomyces mobaraensis – former name Streptoverticillium mobaraense.
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Amendment of Ninth Schedule
21.  The Ninth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended by deleting the following items and their corresponding entries:
(a)Captafol;
(b)Carbophenothion;
(c)Chlordimeform and its metabolites determined as 4‑chloro‑o‑toluidine and expressed as chlordimeform;
(d)Crufomate;
(e)Dioxathion;
(f)Diphenyl;
(g)Etrimfos;
(h)Fenchlorphos;
(i)Fensulphothion;
(j)Formothion;
(k)Mevinphos.
Amendment of Tenth Schedule
22.  The Tenth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended by deleting item (20) of sub‑paragraph (b) and substituting the following items:
(20)
Infant formula
0.1
0.01 (applicable to infant formula as consumed)
20
(20A)
Baby food
0.1
0.2
20
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Amendment of Thirteenth Schedule
23.  The Thirteenth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended —
(a)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Dairy‑based drinks (flavoured and/or fermented)”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Dairy-based drinks (flavoured and/or fermented)
 
 
 
 
200
 
”;
(b)by inserting, immediately below the item “Ready‑to‑drink coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions and other hot cereal and grain beverages (excluding cocoa), and pre‑mixes for such products”, the following item and its corresponding entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Soybean‑based beverages
 
 
 
 
200
 
”;
(c)by inserting, immediately below the item “Fermented vegetable and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products”, the following item and its corresponding entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Vegetable, nut and seed spreads
 
 
 
 
330
 
”;
(d)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Cocoa and chocolate products”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Cocoa and chocolate products
 
 
 
 
550
 
”;
(e)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Confectionery (including hard and soft candy, nougats and marzipans)”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Confectionery (including hard and soft candy, nougats and marzipans)
 
 
 
 
700
 
”;
(f)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Seasonings and condiments (excluding sauces)”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Seasonings and condiments (excluding sauces)
 
 
 
 
30
 
”; and
(g)by inserting, corresponding to the item “Sauces, gravies and dressings, and their mixes”, the following entry in the appropriate column as shown:
 
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sauces, gravies and dressings, and their mixes
 
 
 
 
350 (except for soybean sauces, where up to 165 ppm is permitted)
 
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Amendment of Fourteenth Schedule
24.  Item 3 of the Fourteenth Schedule to the Food Regulations is amended by deleting items 1 and 2 under the heading “Criteria for food on which claim is made” and substituting the following items:
1.Low in saturated fatty acids (not more than 1.5g saturated fatty acids per 100g, and not more than 10% of kilocalories from saturated fatty acids), or
 Free of saturated fatty acids (not more than 0.5g saturated fatty acids per 100g, and not more than 1% of the total fat is trans fatty acids); and
2.Free of trans fatty acids (less than 0.5g trans fatty acids per 100g); and
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[G.N. Nos. S 515/2006; S 195/2011; S 175/2012; S 444/2012; S 493/2013; S 816/2014; S 49/2016]
Made on 31 March 2017.
OW FOONG PHENG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of National Development,
Singapore.
[ND 202/1-76 V4; AG/LEGIS/SL/283/2015/1 Vol. 2]
(To be presented to Parliament under section 56(4) of the Sale of Food Act).