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
282.Gelatin or edible gelatin shall be the protein produced by partial hydrolysis of collagen in skin, tendons, ligaments and bones of animals; may contain sulphurous acid or its salts; shall dissolve completely in warm water to get a clear translucent colloidal solution which sets to a jelly when cooled to and maintained at 15.5º for two hours; and shall contain, on the dry basis, not more than 2.0 per centum of total ash, less than 10,000 total plate count per gram and a nil coliform count in 1.0 gram 
Reference of the measure
Part II para 282 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
3503 Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 35.01. Yes Gelatin or edible gelatin    
Description
Gelatin or edible gelatin 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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