Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Zoxamide.

Products Covered:  Natural honey (HS code: 04.09) Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.07, 07.09 and 07.10) Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.03, 08.06, 08.07 and 08.11)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 31 January 2023

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Pyraziflumid.

Products Covered:  Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) Dairy produce, birds' eggs and natural honey (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07, 04.08 and 04.09) Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04) Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10 and 07.13) Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01 and 12.07) Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 31 January 2023

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Trinexapac-ethyl.

Products Covered:  Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04) Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) Products of the milling industry (HS code: 11.03) Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.05 and 12.12) Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)        

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Food safety Human health Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 31 January 2023

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Fludioxonil.

Products Covered:  Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates (HS codes: 03.02, 03.03, 03.04, 03.06, 03.07 and 03.08) Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04) Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.01, 07.02, 07.03, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.08, 07.09, 07.10, 07.13 and 07.14) Edible fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit (HS codes: 08.01, 08.02, 08.04, 08.05, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10, 08.11 and 08.14) Mate and spices (HS codes: 09.03, 09.04, 09.05, 09.06, 09.07, 09.08, 09.09 and 09.10) Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 10.07 and 10.08) Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07 and 12.12) Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

Proposed maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Flutriafol.

Products Covered:  Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08) Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04) Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.07, 07.09 and 07.10) Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.03, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11) Coffee (HS code: 09.01) Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.07 and 10.08) Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.01, 12.02, 12.05, 12.07, 12.10 and 12.12) Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health Food safety Pesticides Maximum residue limits (MRLs)

Revision of the Specifications and Standards for Foods, Food Additives, Etc. under the Food Sanitation Act (Revision of agricultural chemical residue standards)

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 31 January 2023

Proposal of maximum residue limits (MRLs) for the following agricultural chemical:Pesticide: Isopyrazam.

Products Covered:  Meat and edible meat offal (HS codes: 02.01, 02.02, 02.03, 02.04, 02.05, 02.06, 02.07, 02.08 and 02.09) Dairy produce and birds' eggs (HS codes: 04.01, 04.07 and 04.08)  Animal originated products (HS code: 05.04)  Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers (HS codes: 07.02, 07.04, 07.05, 07.06, 07.07, 07.09 and 07.10) Edible fruit and nuts (HS codes: 08.03, 08.04, 08.06, 08.07, 08.08, 08.09, 08.10 and 08.11) Cereals (HS codes: 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.07 and 10.08) Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit (HS codes: 12.02 and 12.05) Animal fats and oils (HS codes: 15.01, 15.02 and 15.06)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Maximum residue limits (MRLs) Pesticides Food safety Human health

Proposed partical amendments to the “Standard on Pharmaceutical Equivalence Test”

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Distribution date: 02 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 31 January 2023

The proposed amendment to the Standard on Pharmaceutical Equivalance Test is as follows:1) Add standards for designating Reference Listed Drugs in accordance with the expanded scope of drugs subject to pharmaceutical equivalence study; 2) Harmonize bioequivalence criteria for narrow therapeutic index drugs with international standards;3) Strengthen management of excipient changes by taking into consideration the formulations of products; and4) Recalibrate pharmaceutical equivalence study document requirements for cases when manufacturing procedures and sites are changed  

Products Covered: Pharmaceuticals

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

Proposed amendments to the Regulation on Safety of Pharmaceuticals, etc.

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Distribution date: 06 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 04 February 2023

This amendment clarifies specific dispositions criteria - such as the cancellation of GMP compliance determination in case of violation by medicinal product manufacturers - which is in relation to the amendments of the "Regulations on Drug Safety Notice No. 2022-436"(notified on September 30, 2022), of which the amendment was made to define the dispositions criteria for GMP compliance determination cancellation in accordance with Article 41 of the Administrative Procedures Act. 

Products Covered: Pharmaceuticals

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Human health

Draft Fire Safety (Petroleum & Flammable Materials) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2022, 

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Distribution date: 08 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 06 February 2023

Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) is proposing to regulate 12 new chemicals and chemical groups (see Section 4 above) as Flammable Materials (FMs) under the Fire Safety (Petroleum & Flammable Materials) Regulations (FS (P&FM) Regs).These 12 chemicals and chemical groups have been identified as chemicals and precursors under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), and are currently regulated by Singapore Customs, as the National Authority for the CWC (NA(CWC)), through the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act (CWPA) and the Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Regulations. Under the CWPA, depending on the CWC Schedule that the chemicals belong to, companies are required to apply for a NA(CWC) licence from Singapore Customs if they are engaged in activities including the import, export, production, processing, consumption and local sale and distribution of these chemicals.From July 2023, SCDF will also be regulating these 12 chemicals and chemical groups under the FS (P&FM) Regs. Once the regulation takes effect, companies will be required to apply for a P&FM licence from SCDF for the import, storage, transport or conveyance by pipeline of these chemicals. Accordingly, companies engaged in activities involving any of these chemicals would have to comply with the requirements on the import, storage, transport or conveyance by pipeline of these chemicals, that are stipulated in the FS (P&FM) Regs. These include, inter alia, labelling and other requirements for the containers and vehicles that are used to store or transport the chemicals, as well as other specific safety and documentational requirements.

Products Covered:     S/N   HS Code       Products 29314990     O-Alkyl (<C10, incl. Cycloalkyl) N, N-dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)-phosphoramidocyanidates E.g. Tabun: O-Ethyl N, N-dimethyl phosphoramidocyanidate 29309090    (a)   2-Chloroethylchloromethylsulfide;  (b) Mustard gas: Bis(2-chloroethyl)sulfide  (c) Bis(2-chloroethylthio)methane (d) Sesquimustard: 1,2-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)ethane (e) 1,3-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)-n-propane    (f) 1,4-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)-n-butane  (g) 1,5-Bis(2-chloroethylthio)-n-pentane (h) Bis(2-chloroethylthiomethyl)ether (i) O-Mustard: Bis(2-chloroethylthioethyl)ether29299090   N, N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr)  phosphoramidic dihalides29221990      N,N-Dialkyl (Me, Et, n-Pr or i-Pr) aminoethane-2-ols and corresponding protonated salts4(a):    29221800      (a)   2-(N,N-Diisopropylamino)ethanol,  Exemptions:  N,N-Dimethylaminoethanol and corresponding protonated salts, N,N-Diethylaminoethanol and corresponding  protonated salts   29051900    Pinacolyl alcohol : 3,3-Dimethylbutan-2-ol 29202300   Trimethyl phosphite 29202400  Triethyl phosphite 29202100  Dimethyl phosphite28121500   Sulfur monochloride28121600  Sulfur dichloride               29221700  Ethyldiethanolamine29221700 Methyldiethanolamine

Regulation Type: Regular notification

D06. Treaties

SI 1284 Part 4 - Protective gloves: Gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms – Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks

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Distribution date: 08 December 2022 | Final date for Comment: 05 May 2025

Products Covered: Protective gloves (HS code(s): 392620; 401519; 420329; 6116; 6216); (ICS code(s): 13.340.40)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

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