Non-Tariff Barriers

Non-Tariff Measure

NTM classification

A31: Labelling requirements 

Date when the measure came into force

22 July 1998 

Publication where the measure is specified

Government Notice 73 

Regulation where the measure is specified

Iodization of Salt (Specification) Order, 1998 

Country/Region applying the measure

Malawi 

The rationale of the measure

No specific objective stated 

Coded list of objectives

X: For purposes n.e.s. 

Description of the measure

3.(1) All iodized salt packages shall be legibly and indelibly labelled and the salt in each package shall conform to the specifications on its label.
(2) A label on an iodized salt package shall contain the following information-
IODIZED SALT
Name of manufacturer, importer or packer;
Name of Iodization plant;
Iodine compound (potassium iodate) level of iodine or potassium-mg/kg;
Best used before date;
CAUTION: STORE IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE.
(3) All salt iodized or prepacked in Malawi shall bear a certification mark of Malawi Bureau of Standards which shall be displayed prominently on the package in which the salt is contained.
(4) For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of sub-paragraph (3) are in addition to, not in substitution for, the provisions of the Malawi Bureau of Standards Act and any other written law governing issuance of certification marks. 

Reference of the measure

Paragraph 3 

Measure also domestic

No 

Products affected by the measure.

Description

Salt 

Countries/Regions affected by the measure.

Description

Entire world