English
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- NTM classification
- A33: Packaging requirements
- Date when the measure came into force
- 01 February 2001
- Publication where the measure is specified
- Statutory Instrument 30 of 1991
- Regulation where the measure is specified
- Food and Food Standards (Canned Vegetables) Regulations, 1991.
- Country/Region applying the measure
- Zimbabwe
- The rationale of the measure
- These regulations shall apply to all canned vegetables which are sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe.
- Coded list of objectives
- X: For purposes n.e.s.
- Description of the measure
- 5 (1) The surface of all containers in which vegetables are packed shall be clean and free from rust or any other defects.
(2) Cans required, in terms of subsection (3), to be lacquered inside shall be so lacquered with a suitable lacquer.
(3) Cans shall be lacquered inside if the food product is capable of reacting with the can in the absence of a protective lacquer.
(4) All containers shall be hermetically sealed or as may be appropriate. firmly and accurately closed.
(5). All containers shall be so filled as to allow for proper processing and, in any case, vegetables, together with any liquid medium shall occupy not less than 90% of the total of the container.
(6) No more liquid than is necessary for processing shall be added to canned vegetables. - Reference of the measure
- Art 5
- Measure also domestic
- Yes
Products affected by the measure.
| Code | Product | Partial coverage | Partial coverage indication | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001.10.00 | Cucumbers and gherkins | No | |||
| 2001.90.00 | Other | No | |||
| 2002.10.00 | Tomatoes, whole or in pieces | No | |||
| 2002.90.00 | Other | No | |||
| 2003.10.00 | Mushrooms of the genus agaricus | No | |||
| 2003.90.00 | Other | No | |||
| 2004.10.00 | Potatoes | No | |||
| 2004.90.00 | Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables | No | |||
| 2005.10.00 | Homogenised vegetables | No | |||
| 2005.20.00 | Potatoes | No | |||
| 2005.40.00 | Peas (pisum sativum) | No | |||
| 2005.51.00 | Beans, shelled | No | |||
| 2005.59.00 | Other | No | |||
| 2005.60.00 | Asparagus | No | |||
| 2005.70.00 | Olives | No | |||
| 2005.80.00 | Sweet corn (zea mays var. saccharata) | No | |||
| 2005.91.00 | Bamboo shoots | No | |||
| 2005.99.00 | Other | No | |||
| 2006.00.00 | Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit- peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised) | No |
- Description
- Canned vegetables i.e products prepared from clean, sound vegetables or a mixture of such vegetables, with or without the addition of salt, sugar, vinegar, and other ingredients other than food additives, with such quantities of potable water as may be necessary, and packed in hermetically sealed or firmly and accurately closed containers and heat processed to ensure preservation.
Countries/Regions affected by the measure.
| Inclusion/Exclusion | Country | Date in | Date out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Entire world |
- Description
- All countries
