Business updates

The Minister of Health and Quality of Life will promulgate the Food (Amendment) Regulations under the Food Act to streamline procedures for and review the scope of food-related business requiring pre-market approval permit under the Food Regulations 1999, as amended, according to Cabinet decisions held on 23 June 2017.

The Regulations will inter alia, provide for the following – (a) the application for pre-market approval permit, which would, henceforth, be made electronically through the TradeNet on the prescribed form; (b) determination of every application for pre-market approval permit within five working days from the effective date of receipt of the application; and (c) reasonably reduced list of food, pre-packed food, container or contact material requiring prior pre-market approval permit.