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Is chewing gum considered food?

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Depends on the food laws of the country. For instance, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines chewing gum as food — FDA Food Code, 2009. Yet Singapore treats it as a banned food — per Sale of Food (Prohibition of Chewing Gum) Regulations, Rg. read more

In most countries, the situation is that chewing gum is a subset of confectionery, and confectionery is generally categorised as food. Interestingly, chewing gum is one of the world’s most closely regulated food products — to ensure safety for all of the ingredients used in a product that isn’t meant for ingestion. read more

“Food” includes drink, chewing gum and any substance, including water, intentionally incorporated into the food during its manufacture, preparation or treatment. It includes water after the point of compliance as defined in Article 6 of Directive 98/83/EC and without prejudice to the requirements of Directives 80/778/EEC and 98/83/EC. read more

Gum is technically classified as a snack food, but food is defined as any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth, a definition which gum doesn't satisfy. read more

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