Singapore Stop import of Sunlight Brand beverages over DEHP concerns

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) of Singapore announced on Monday that it has suspended the import of Sunlight Brand drinks from China's Taiwan for failing tests for the industrial plasticiser DEHP.

The authority mentioned it has so far tested 26 samples from 13 brands for DEHP, a plasticiser utilised to soften plastics and make them versatile and not meant for food use and shouldn't be added to food.

Among the samples, Sunlight Brand Star Fruit Juice, failed the test, the authority stated.

It has suspended the import of the Sunlight Brand beverages and instructed the importer to remove the product from the market place and withhold it from sale instantly.

The tolerable everyday intake of DEHP as established by the European Union is 0.05 mg/kg body weight each day.

According to the degree of DEHP detected in the sample of Sunlight Brand Star Fruit Juice, an adult of 60 kg can drink up to 420g with the juice each and every day over a lifetime without having significant well being risks.

Nonetheless, buyers advised to discard the drink.

Apart from drinks, jam and jelly from Taiwan will also be tested, the authority said.

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