Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
A21: Tolerance limits for residues of or contamination by certain (non-microbiological) substances 
Date when the measure came into force
10 December 2010 
Publication where the measure is specified
Laws of Botswana Chapter 65:05 Food Control 
Regulation where the measure is specified
Food Control (Maximum Levels of Melamine in Food) Regulations 
Country/Region applying the measure
Botswana 
The rationale of the measure
No specific objective stated 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
3. Maximum levels of melamine in certain types of food
(1) All infant formula, food intended for children under 36 months of age and food for special dietary uses shall not contain more than 1 milligram melamine per kilogram of food (1mg/kg melamine).
(2) All food, except food covered under subregulation (1), shall not contain more han 2.5 milligrams of melamine per kilogram of food (2.5mg/kg melamine).
(3) For purposes of section 12 of the Act, all food products which do not comply with subregulation (1) and (2) of this regulation are deemed to be adulterated and unfit for human consumption. 
Reference of the measure
Paragraph 3 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
PG: 7 Food products No    
Description
All food products 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Inclusion/Exclusion Country Date in Date out
Inclusion Entire world    
Description
Entire world