Adapting to Nutri-Grade: Singapore beverage firm to launch new low-sugar products to avoid labelling repercussions
Singapore’s upcoming implementation of its sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) labelling system Nutri-Grade is driving local beverage firms to reformulate and create low-sugar product options to avoid potential repercussions, including upcycled drinks firm Imperfect Drinks.
The Singapore government introduced the Nutri-Grade concept as far back as 2020, and after several pushbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now slated for implementation in December 2022.
The Nutri-Grade scheme will involve nutrient labels with four different grades: ‘A’ (dark green), ‘B’ (light green), ‘C’ (yellow) and ‘D’ (red), going from lowest to highest sugar and saturated fat content. The use of this front-of-pack label (FoPL) will be mandatory for Grade C and Grade D…
