Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification
B7: Product quality, safety or performance requirements 
Date when the measure came into force
01 January 1974 
Publication where the measure is specified
Rhodesia Government Notice No. 852 of 1973 
Country/Region applying the measure
Zimbabwe 
The rationale of the measure
These regulations shall apply to edible fats and oils which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe. 
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s. 
Description of the measure
6 (1) No person shall sell any food containing mineral oil, or any food which has come into contact with mineral oil during its manufacture, production or preparation:
Provided that—
(i) prunes, currents, sultanas and raisins may contain no more than 0,3% of mineral oil; and
(ii) subject to the provisions of subsections (2) and (3), food shall contain no more than 0,2% of mineral oil, if, of necessity,
it has come into contact with some surface lubricated or greased with mineral oil.
(2) Any liquid mineral oil used as a lubricant with which food may come into contact shall comply with the specifications for liquid paraffin laid down in the current edition of the British Pharmacopoeia.
(3) Any semi-liquid mineral oil used as a greasing agent with which food may come into contact shall comply with the specification for white soft paraffin laid down in the current edition of the British Pharmacopoeia. 
Reference of the measure
Art 6(2) and (3) 
Measure also domestic
Yes 

Products affected by the measure.

Code Product Partial coverage Partial coverage indication Date in Date out
2710.19.11 Kerosene type jet fuel having a density at 200c (expressed in kilograms per litre of less than 0.8962 and a flash point (closed test at sea level) of less than 660c No    
2710.19.99 Other No    
Description
"Mineral oil" means any hydrocarbon product, whether liquid, semi-liquid or solid derived from any substance of mineral origin, and includes liquid paraffin, white soft paraffin and hard paraffins 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

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