Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A31: Labelling requirements 

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

403 in respect of that mineral nutrient, a person may, in advertising that food or on a label of that food, state-
(a) in the case of calcium or phosphorus, that it is a factor in the normal development and maintenance of bones and teeth, especially in infancy and childhood;
(b) in the case of iron, that it is a factor in the prevention of anaemia due to iron deficiency; and
(c) in the case of calcium, phosphorus or iron, that it is a factor in the maintenance of good health. 

Reference of the measure

part II para 403 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

food 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries