FCD 019.33 CIRCULAR
13 Feb 2009
To All Importers / Declaring Agents
All declaring agents are requested to inform your importers of the contents of this circular.
Dear Sirs
IMPORT OF INFANT FORMULAE CONTAINING LUTEIN
It has come to our attention that the Wyeth Progress Gold, Promise and Promise Gold Infant
Formulae containing lutein have been imported into Singapore.
2 We wish to inform you that the import and sale of infant and follow-up formulae containing lutein
is currently not allowed, as lutein has not been approved as a food additive in infant formulae and followup
formulae.
3 If you have imported the affected products, please recall the products with immediate effect for
destruction or for re-export back to the country where the product was imported from, failing which
enforcement action will be taken against your company.
4 If you wish to return the implicated product to the country where the product was imported from,
you are required to submit the approved Singapore outward declaration and bill of lading to this office for
verification within three working days of export. If you intend to dispose the implicated product locally, you
are required to make the necessary arrangements to dispose the implicated products at a National
Environment Agency (NEA) incineration plant. You are required to submit the quantity and value of the
disposed products, and the official disposal certificate issued by NEA for verification within three working
days of disposal.
5 For any clarification, please contact our TradeNet officers at Tel: 6325 0783 and 6221 5056, or
Ms Jessye Ong at Tel: 63251221.
Yours faithfully
TAN TUANG HONG
FOOD CONTROL DIVISION
FOOD & VETERINARY ADMINISTRATION
for CEO
AGRI-FOOD & VETERINARY AUTHORITY
5 Maxwell Road #18-00 Tower Block MND Complex Singapore 069110
Tel: (65) 6325 0783 Fax: (65) 6221 5091