Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A22: Restricted use of certain substances in foods and feeds and their contact materials 

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

1116.No person shall sell for use in or upon food any colour other than-
(a)natural colours, being alkanet, anatto, b-apo-8¢-carotenal, b carotene,beet red, chlorophyll, chlorophyll copper complex, cochineal, ethyl and methyl b-apo-8¢-caroteneates, orchil, paprika, riboflavin, saffron,sandalwood, sodium and potassium chlorophyllin copper, turmeric,xanthophyll capsanthin, lycopere flavoxanthin lutein cryptoxanthin nubixanthin violaxanthin rhodoxanthin cantnaxanthin or their colouring principles whether isolated from natural sources or produced synthetically,and caramel;
117.No person shall sell a food to which has been added any colour other than those mentioned in regulation 116 (a), (b) and (c).
118.No person shall sell a food, other than a synthetic colour or flavouring mixture preparation, that contains, when prepared for consumption according to label direction,more than-
(a) 300 parts per million of indigotine (colour index number 1971, 73015),tartrazine (colour index number 1971,19140), sunset yellow FCF (colour index number 1971, 15985), or any combination of those colours;
(b)100 parts per million of amaranth (colour index number 1971, 16185),brilliant blue FCF (colour index number 1971, 42090), erythrosine (colour index number 1971, 45430), fast green FCF (colour index number 1971, 42053), indanthrene blue RS (colour index number 1971, 69800), patent blue V (colour index number 1971,42051), ponceau 4R (colour index number)
119.No person shall sell a food to which has been added more than 35 parts per million of b-apo-8¢-carotenal or ethyl or methyl b-apo-8¢-carotenoate
(b) inorganic colours, being charcoal, carbon black, iron oxide, titanium dioxide,metallic aluminium and metallic silver; and
(c)synthetic colours, being amaranth (colour index number 1971, 16185),brilliant blue FCF (colour index number 1971, 42090), erythrosine (colour index number 1971, 45430), fast green FCF (colour index number 1971,42053), indanthrene blue RS (colour index number 1971, 69800), indigotine (colour index number 1971, 73015), patent blue V (colour index number 1971, 42051), ponceau 4R (colour index number 1971, 16255), quinolone yellow (colour index number 1971, 47005), sunset yellow FCF (colour index number 1971, 15985), tartrazine (colour index number 1971, 19140), wool green BS (colour index number 1971, 44090) and aluminium or calcium lakes of these colours, brilliant blue PN (colour index Number 28440),carmosine (colour index number 14720, curaumin (colour index number75300 and red 2G colour index number 18050) (As amended by S.I. No.89 of 1988) 

Reference of the measure

Part II para 1116,117,118 & 119 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

food 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.