To facilitate traceability of food products, the Food Regulations require the country of origin of the food product to be declared on the labels of prepacked food. The country of origin refers to the place where the handling of the food last took place (for e.g. the last place where the food was packed into its primary packaging). To qualify for the use of the terms “Product of Singapore” or “Made in Singapore”, the product should have undergone manufacturing processes to change the nature of the food in premises licensed by SFA. In this case, as the product is manufactured overseas, it would not be appropriate to label it using terms such as “Product of Singapore” or “Made in Singapore”.

More information can be found in Guide to Food Labelling and Advertisements.