SINGAPORE -- 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 said it has so far tested 26 samples from 13 brands for DEHP, a plasticiser used to soften plastics and make them flexible and not meant for food use and should not be added to food.

One of the samples, Sunlight Brand Star Fruit Juice, failed the test, the authority said.

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

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

Based on the level of DEHP detected in the sample of Sunlight Brand Star Fruit Juice, an adult of 60 kg can drink up to 420g of the juice every day over a lifetime without significant health risks.

Nevertheless, consumers advised to discard the drink.

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