| Name | Restriction on using preservatives in food |
|---|---|
| Description | Legal provisions to maintain proper standard of foodstuffs and to prevent any undesirable adulteration in foodstuffs or prevent from reducing in, or extracting, any natural quality or utility from foodstuffs in order to maintain health and convenience of the general public; |
| Comments | Rule 23 of the Regulation -Use of preservative in food:No person shall, in a manner contrary to the provisions contained in schedule-11 of the regulation, produce, sell, distribute or export a food mixed with a preservative, or keep such mixed substance for any of such purposes. Explanation: “Preservative” means any substance used to prevent, suppress or retard fermentation or acidification in, or any other process of decomposition of, any food. |
| Validity From | 23-03-1998 |
| Validity To | 31-12-9999 |
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| Technical Code | |
| Agency | Ministry of Agriculture Development |
| Created Date | 2016-05-25 15:31:13 |
| Updated Date | 2016-09-18 12:13:11 |
| Status | Active |
| Measure Type | Restriction |
| Legal/Regulation | Food Regulation 2027 ( 1970) |
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| Procedure Name | Description | Category | View Procedure Detail with Relevant Forms |
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This measure applies to commodity/s
| HS Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 08121000 | Cherries, provisionally preserved, unsuitable for immediate consumption |
| 08129000 | Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved |
| 08131000 | Apricots, dried |
| 08132000 | Prunes, dried |
| 08133000 | Apples, dried, Dried apples |
| 08134000 | Longyans, dried, Lychees, dried, Peaches, dried, Pears, dried |
| 08135000 | Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits of this Chapter |
| 08140000 | Peel, lemon, dried, Peel, lemon, fresh, Peel, lemon, frozen, Peel, lemon, provisionally preserved |
| 16010000 | Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal or blood |
| 16021000 | Food Preperation, homogenised, containing pork, for infants or dietetic purposes |