Non-Tariff Barriers

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.

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.

Description

All countries