Singapore

Following a review of the conditions for the importation of chilled pork, Singapore will be making trade facilitative amendments to the existing conditions and removing this particular condition in its entirety "Chilled pork has been produced under strict hygienic condition, vacuum packed and have a shelf life of over 6 weeks.With advancements in the meat industry, there is no longer a need to prescribe the type of packaging and shelf-life. The strict hygiene condition is also covered under existing accreditation requirements and therefore duplicative. Hence, the proposed amendments were made to facilitate trade. Other existing conditions for the importation of chilled pork will continue to apply.

Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025On 30 September 2022, the Singapore Food Agency notified the WTO via G/SPS/N/SGP/78 of the proposed amendments to the Food Regulations, then titled draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022, concerning labelling requirements for prepacked food. Following feedback received during the comment period, the following trade facilitative amendments have been made to the draft Food (Amendment No. X) Regulations 2022:Exemption of prepacked fresh, whole and unpeeled fruits and vegetables from the declaration of lot identification on the label; andRemoval of the proposed new Regulation 12A for food advertised or sold on online sales platforms, which required online platforms to display stipulated labelling information for prepacked food sold online.The finalized regulations have been gazetted as the Food (Amendment) Regulations 2025 on 31 January 2025 and will enter into force on 30 January 2026.

Singapore has completed a review of the conditions for the importation of chilled pork, and will be making trade facilitative amendments to the existing conditions, to allow for the importation of chilled pork which:Comes from animals that are originating from a compartment with negligible risk for Trichinella infection in accordance with Article 8.18.5 of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) Terrestrial Animal Health Code; or Comes from animals that have tested negative for the detection of Trichinella larvae based on an approved method of testing; or Was processed to ensure the inactivation of Trichinella larvae in accordance with the Codex Guidelines for the control of Trichinella spp. in meat of Suidae (CAC/CL 86-2015).These conditions are aligned with the recommendations in Article 8.18.6 of the WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Code, and will replace the existing conditions which requires the country from which the animals are derived to be Trichinosis-free at the country level, or for carcasses from which the pork was derived to be tested and found free from Trichinosis. Other existing conditions for the importation of chilled pork will continue to apply.

Singapore has completed a review of the import conditions for live domestic birds (including day-old chicks, domestic birds), poultry and poultry products, and hatching eggs, to allow the use of vaccination against High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) if certain conditions are met. These conditions are aligned with the recommendations of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH). The amendments are as follows:a. Conditions for importation of poultry and poultry products To allow the use of HPAI vaccines (excluding live/live-attenuated vaccines) that comply with standards described in the WOAH Terrestrial Manual and approved by the competent authority of the exporting country. b. Conditions for importation of live domestic birdsTo allow the use of HPAI vaccines (excluding live/live-attenuated vaccines) that comply with standards described in the WOAH Terrestrial Manual and approved by the competent authority of the exporting country. Details of vaccine used for each consignment exported (e.g. nature of vaccine and date of vaccination) are to be provided.  If HPAI vaccines were used, to ensure that the flock had been tested negative for HPAI within 14 days of export, using methods stated in WOAH Terrestrial Manual for detection of HPAI virus (e.g. virus isolation or real-time RT-PCR). c. Conditions for importation of day-old chicks and hatching eggsTo allow the use of HPAI vaccines (excluding live/live-attenuated vaccines) that comply with standards described in the WOAH Terrestrial Manual and approved by the competent authority of the exporting country for parent flocks and/or day-old chicks. Details of vaccine used for each consignment exported (e.g. nature of vaccine and date of vaccination) are to be provided. If an exporting country is not practising HPAI vaccination to control the disease, the existing import conditions for these goods continue to apply with no change.

The draft Regulatory Framework for the Use of Genome Edited Crops for Food and Animal Feed has been finalized and will enter into force on 1 August 2024.