Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A31: Labelling requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

01 January 2000 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Notice 173 of 1999 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Food Regulations 1999 

Country/Region applying the measure

Mauritius 

The rationale of the measure

No specific objective stated 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

180 (1) No person shall import, manufacture pack, store, offer for sale or sell any canned food for an infant or a child unless, in compliance with regulation 3, the label specifically mentions the following -
(a) the words "STRAINED" or "NON-STRAINED", as the case may be, followed by the name of the food;
(b) the words "NOT TO BE GIVEN TO INFANTS UNDER 4 MONTHS OF AGE";
(c) the common name of the animal or vegetable or plant from which the ingredient contained in the canned food is derived and its proportion;
(d) the name of the food additives used in the canned food;
(e) the amount of energy expressed in kilo-calories or kilo-joules;
(f) the amount of protein, fat, carbohydrate, vitamin and mineral content per 100 grams of the food;
(g) directions for preparation and use of the food;
(h) instructions on storage before and after the package has been opened; and
(i) the expiry date, to which special attention shall be drawn. 

Reference of the measure

Sub-article 180 (1) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Canned food for an infant or a child 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Entire world