A Guide to Food Labelling and Advertisements
Publication of Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority, Singapore
February 2010
Content Page
Introduction 3
General Labelling Requirements 4
Additional Labelling Requirements 7
Date-marking of expiry date 7
Foods containing artificial sweetening agents 8
Special purpose foods such as sugar-free foods, low-calorie foods, diabetic foods, infants’ food and formula 9
Nutrition labelling 11
Specific labelling requirements for individual food categories 13
Warning statements 14
Use of Nutrition Claims, Vitamins and Minerals Claims and Health Claims 16
Nutrition claims 16
Vitamins and minerals claims 16
Health claims 19
i） Nutrient function claims 19
ii） Application for use of nutrient specific diet-related health claims 24
Application for new health claims 28
Method of Analysis 29
Contacts 30
Appendix I
Types of health claims as defined under the “Codex Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims” 31
Appendix II
Checklist for food labels and advertisements 33
详见附件 
食品标签与广告指南.pdf
