PROHIBITION OF CHEWING GUM

WHY IS CHEWING GUM PROHIBITED IN SINGAPORE?

In 1992, the Government of Singapore, decided to ban chewing gum. The reasons for this prohibition are that people there thought that chewing gum is very sticky and made the streets dirty. Another reason is that many people stuck chewing gum on the doors of the urban metro, and this delayed it, because the doors did not close properly and it caused major problems. What is more, the cleaning service cost too much money for Government.

In 2004, the authorities authorized chewing gum, but only the chewing gum that is destined to help quit smoking, this type of chewing gum is only sold in chemist’s.