Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A31: Labelling requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

20 October 2009 

Publication where the measure is specified

Presidential Order N° 67/01 Of 20/10/2009 Establishing Food Supplements Regulation 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Presidential Order N° 67/01 Of 20/10/2009 Establishing Food Supplements Regulation 

Country/Region applying the measure

Rwanda 

The rationale of the measure

This order concerns food supplements marketed as dietary foodstuffs and presented as such. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

Article 3: General labelling requirements
General labelling requirements of food supplements are: food supplements shall not be described or presented on any label or in any labelling in a manner that is false, misleading or deceptive or is likely to create an erroneous impression regarding its character in any respect;

food supplement shall be labelled in such a way that does not in any way, either directly or indirectly, purport to prevent, diagnose, treat or cure any disease;

food supplement shall be labelled in such a way that does not imply that it can be used for the replacement of meals or varied diet; the label of food supplement shall contain a cautionary statement where applicable adverse effects or risks of excessive intake, contraindications, any warning and precautions associated with the use of the
product and instruction that the product should be stored out of reach of children.

Article 4: Product name
Every container of any food supplement shall be affixed with a label bearing in clear, legible and indelible letters in at least one of the official languages of the Republic of Rwanda, the brand or trade name of the product.
Every container of any food supplement shall identify the product as dietary supplement or describe the type of supplement preceded by the name of the dietary ingredients.
Article 5: List of ingredients
Except for single ingredient food supplements, a list of ingredients shall be declared on the label with the corresponding quantities per specified unit of measure.
All ingredients shall be listed in descending order by weight at time of manufacture of food supplement.
Labelling must include the quantity per intake for each ingredient, the form and source.
Additives or ingredients such us fillers, artificial colours, sweeteners, flavours or binders shall be listed by their specific names and qualified by words “natural” or “artificial” in descending order in weight or volume.
Article 6: Nutritional information.
Label(s) must declare, in numerical form, the amount of nutrients present in the product per portion of the product as recommended for daily consumption or amount per unit for single use.
The net contents shall be declared in the metric system by weight for solid or powdered products, volume for liquid or number for tablets and capsules.
Article 7: Packaging Particulars
The package shall contain the name and address of the manufacturer including country of origin of the food supplement.
Each product shall be permanently marked in code or in clear expression to identify the producing factory and the batch/lot number.
All product labels shall be permanently marked with date of manufacture and expiry, which shall indicate at least the month and year.
Appropriate storage conditions recommended for the product shall be declared.
Clear and concise instruction for use (quantity, frequency, age group, special conditions…) and amounts to be taken daily shall be included on the label to ensure correct utilization of the product.
State any precautions to be observed when using the food supplements.
Any additional information for effective use of the product may be included as package insert. 

Reference of the measure

Articles 3 to 7 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

food supplements
A food supplement is a product that:
is intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamins; minerals; amino acids; a herb or other botanical product, a dietary substance for use by humans to supplement the diet by increasing the total daily intake, or a concentrate, metabolite, constituent, extract, or
combinations of these ingredients;

is intended to be taken orally in the form of tablet, capsule, powder, soft gel, gel cap, granules or liquid;
is not represented for use as a conventional food or as a sole item of a meal or the diet;
is labelled as dietary supplement 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries