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 |
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PG: 7 | Food products | No | | | |
- Description
- All food products
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
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Inclusion | Entire world | | |
- Description
- Entire world
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