The main reason why the Singapore government banned chewing gum in the clean city-state was to curb the problem of gum littering in public places. Used chewing gum found its way into mailboxes, key holes, elevator buttons, streets, stairways, pavements and public transport. It even disrupted train services as it was stuck on the door sensors of subway trains. The cost of cleaning gum from public places was not only high but the gum also managed to damage cleaning equipment. To put an end to what had turned out to be a menace was a ban on the substance which came into effect in 1992. The ban was partially lifted in 2004 and ever since gum with medicinal properties is available, but with restrictions. According to a Channel News Asia news report,
The government decided to impose a complete ban on the sale of chewing gum in 1992 due to problems arising from the indiscriminate disposal of gum litter such as difficulty and costs incurred in removing gum litter from public places, vandalism and service disruptions caused by gum being stuck between the doors of MRT trains. The government made an exception in 2004 for the sale of chewing gum with therapeutic value as defined under the Medicines Act. These include those that help smokers quit as well as products of dental hygiene.
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