The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) announced recently that
it will introduce a mandatory Front-of-Pack ("FOP") label
for packaged sugar-sweetened beverages ("SSBs") with
colour code and grade to inform consumers of the sugar content,
i.e., whether it is healthy, neutral or unhealthy, so that
consumers may make an informed decision when purchasing SSBs.
An advertising prohibition on product advertisements for SSBs
will also be implemented from next year.
According to 2017 figures from a report on The Burden of
Disease in Singapore 1990 to 2017 by the MOH and
Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, a Singaporean's
life expectancy had risen to 84.8 years old in 2017 from 76.1 years
old in 1990. The report, however, found that one of the leading
risk factors affecting health in Singapore in 2017 included high
blood sugar.
