New Beverage Labeling Requirements in Singapore Effective April 2026
As the statutory body responsible for enhancing environmental quality, safeguarding public cleanliness, and advancing sustainable development and resource efficiency, the National Environment Agency (NEA) of Singapore—following five years of stakeholder consultation and best-practice benchmarking in Norway, Lithuania and Germany—will introduce a mandatory Beverage Container Return Scheme. The scheme launches in April 2026, with a transition period ending 30 June 2026. Thereafter, all beverages packaged in plastic or metal containers of the prescribed volumes must display both a deposit mark and a product barcode. Global FoodMate herein provides a step-by-step professional analysis of the scheme’s core requirements.