Non-Tariff Barriers

NTM classification: A82: Testing requirement
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: 265. Test for pasteurised milk
(1) A licensee of a milk plant shall ensure that -
(a) a phosphatase test; and
(b) a methylene blue test
are carried out after milk has been pasteurised but before delivery for human consumption.
(2) A licensee of a milk plant shall not deliver pasteurised milk for human consumption unless the milk satisfies-
(a) the phosphatase test and does not contain coliform bacillus in 0.01 millilitre of the milk; and
(b) the methylene blue test.
(3) A person taking a sample of pasteurised milk for the purpose of a methylene blue test shall ensure that the sample is kept in an insulated container without artificial cooling until it reaches the laboratory.
Reference of the measure: Article 265
Measure also domestic: Yes

Code	Product	Partial coverage	Partial coverage indication	Date in	Date out
PG: 11	Dairy products	Yes	Pasteurised milk

Inclusion/Exclusion	Country	Date in	Date out
Inclusion	Entire world

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