Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

B6: Product identity requirement 

Date when the measure came into force

14 September 1990 

Publication where the measure is specified

Statutory Instrument 227 of 1990 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Food and Food Standards (Canned and Powdered Soups) Regulations, 1990 

Country/Region applying the measure

Zimbabwe 

The rationale of the measure

These regulations shall apply to canned and powdered soups which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe. 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

4 (1) Soup, bouillon, consomme and powdered soup —
(a), shall be preserved, canned, dehydrated or cooked:A63
(b) may contain—
(i) meat, shellfish, pasta or vegetables;
(ii) salt; and
(iii) thickening/gelling agents, anti-caking agents, antioxidants, modified starches, emulsifiers, colours or other additions permitted by the *Food and Food Standards (Food Additives and Prohibited Substances) Regulations, SI 136/2001.
[these Regulations replaced the *1972 Regulations - Editor]]

(2) Ready-to-eat soup, bouillon and consomme shall be products intended to be consumed as presented with or without heating 

Reference of the measure

Art 4(1)(b) and (2) 

Measure also domestic

Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Canned and powdered soups which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe. 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

All countries