Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A21: Tolerance limits for residues of or contamination by certain (non-microbiological) substances 
Date when the measure came into force
01 December 1972 
Publication where the measure is specified
The Law of Zambia; Republic of Zambia 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Food and Drugs Act 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zambia 
The rationale of the measure
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food 
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health 
Description of the measure
285.Enriched flour shall be the flour to which has been added thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid and iron in a harmless carrier and in such amounts that one kilogram of enriched flour shall contain not less than 4.5 milligrams and not more than 5.5 milligrams of thiamine, not less than 2.7 milligrams and not more than 3.3 milligrams of riboflavin, not less than 35.5 milligrams and not more than 44.4 milligrams of nicotinic acid or niacin amide, not less than 28.9 milligrams and not more than 36.7 milligrams of iron, and may contain calcium carbonate in an amount that will provide in one kilogram of enriched flour not less than 1,111 milligrams and not more than 1,444 milligrams of calcium. 
Reference of the measure
Part II para 285 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
1101.00.00 Wheat or meslin flour. Yes Enriched flour    
1102 Cereal flours other than of wheat or meslin. Yes Enriched flour    
1105.10.00 - Flour, meal and powder Yes Enriched flour    
1106 Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables of heading 07.13, of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14 or of the products of Chapter 8. Yes Enriched flour    
Description
Enriched flour 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world 01 December 1972  
Inclusion Entire world 01 December 1972  
Description
All countries