Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 1801.00.00: Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted., 1805.00.00: Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter., 1806.10.00: - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter and 1806.20.00: - Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg
154. Cocoa or cocoa powder
Cocoa or cocoa powder or soluble cocoa -
(a) shall be the powdered product prepared from cocoa paste
Reference of the measure
Sub-Article 154(a)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1801.00.00
Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted.
No
1805.00.00
Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
No
1806.10.00
- Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
No
1806.20.00
- Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg
Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 1801.00.00: Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted., 1805.00.00: Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter., 1806.10.00: - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter and 1806.20.00: - Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg
154. Cocoa or cocoa powder
Cocoa or cocoa powder or soluble cocoa -
(b) shall, in its water-free, fat free and alkaline-free content, contain not more than -
(i) 19% starch naturally present;
(ii) 7% crude fibre;
(iii) 8% total ash;
(iv) 5.5% of ash insoluble in water;
(v) 0.4% of ferric oxide;
(vi) 10.5% of total alkalinity calculated as potassium carbonate; and
(vii) 12.5% ash;
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 154(b)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1801.00.00
Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or roasted.
No
1805.00.00
Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
No
1806.10.00
- Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter
No
1806.20.00
- Other preparations in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, of a content exceeding 2 kg
155 (1) Milk chocolate shall -
(b) contain not less than –
(i) 3.5% milk fat;
(ii) 25% total fat;
(iii) 10.5% milk solids on a fat-free basis;
(iv) 2.5% cocoa paste on a water-free and fat-free basis and
(v) 25% total cocoa dried solids.
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 155(1)(b)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1806
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.
155(4) White chocolate shall, in its water-free, fat-free and alkaline-free content comply with regulation 154(b) [which requires that it shall] contain not more than -
(i) 19% starch naturally present;
(ii) 7% crude fibre;
(iii) 8% total ash;
(iv) 5.5% of ash insoluble in water;
(v) 0.4% of ferric oxide;
(vi) 10.5% of total alkalinity calculated as potassium carbonate; and
(vii) 12.5% ash;
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 155(4) combined with 154(b)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1806
Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa.
155(6) The cocoa paste or soluble cocoa in a chocolate drink shall in its water-ftee, fatfree and alkaline-free content comply with regulation 154 (b) [which requires that it shall] contain not more than -
(i) 19% starch naturally present;
(ii) 7% crude fibre;
(iii) 8% total ash;
(iv) 5.5% of ash insoluble in water;
(v) 0.4% of ferric oxide;
(vi) 10.5% of total alkalinity calculated as potassium carbonate; and
(vii) 12.5% ash;
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 155(6) read together with 154(b)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
1803.10.00
- Not defatted
No
1803.20.00
- Wholly or partly defatted
No
Description
Cocoa paste and soluble cocoa in a chocolate drink
162. Honey
(c) shall not contain more than 21 % water and 1% ash;
(d) shall have a sucrose content of not more than 10%; and
(e) shall have an acidity of not more than 40 milli-equivalents acid per 1000 grams.
177(2) No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell an infant formula which does not include the nutrients specified in the First column of the Fifty-Second Schedule and at the levels specified in the Second and Third column of the Schedule.
180(2) No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell a canned food for an infant or a child which does not include the nutrients specified in the First column of the Fifty-Fourth Schedule and at the levels specified in the Second and Third column of the Schedule.
182 (2)
(b)The minimum content of protein in cereal-based food for an infant or a child other than cereal-based food for infants and children to be taken with milk, shall not be less than 15% on a water-free basis, and the quality of the protein shall not be less than 70% of that of casein;
(c) Where cereal-based food for infants and children is taken with milk, it shall contain not less than 6% of protein on a ready-to- eat basis and the quality of the protein shall not be less than 70% of that of casein.
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 182 (2) (b) and (c)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
PG: 12
Baby food
Yes
Cereal-based food for infants and children taken with milk
Description
Cereal-based food for infants and children to be taken with milk
183(2) No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell a cereal-based food for an infant or a child which does not include the nutrients specified in the First column of the Fifty-Fourth Schedule and at the levels specified in the Second and Third column of the Schedule.
Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 15: Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
192. Edible oil or fat
Edible oil or fat shall -
(b) be free from rancidity and decomposition;
(c) not be adulterated;
(d) not contain any mineral oil; and
(e) not contain non-food grade fat or oil.
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 192(b),(c),(d)&(e)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Notes
Definition of edible oil and fat are as given in Article 190 of the Regulations.
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
15
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes
194.(2) Soya bean oil shall have the following characteristics -
(a) a density at 20°C, relative to the density of water at 20°C, ranging from 0.919 to 0.925;
(b) a refractive index, at 40°C, ranging from 1.466 to 1.470;
(c) a saponification value ranging from 189 to 195 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of oil;
(d) an iodine value (Wij's) ranging from 120 to 143;
(e) an acid value not more than 0.6 milligram of potassium hydroxide per gram of oil;
(f) a peroxide value not more than 10 milli-equivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil;
(g) an unsaponifiable matter of not more than 15grams per kilogram of oil;
(h) an iodine value (Wij's) ranging from 92 to 125;
(i) an acid value of -
(i) not more than 4 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of virgin oil; or
(ii) not more than 0.6 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of non-virgin oil;
(j) a peroxide value not more than 10 milli-equivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil;
(k) an unsaponifiable matter of not more than 15 grams per kilogram of oil;
and
(l) the mass of erucic acid content shall not be more than 5% of the mass of
the component fatty acids.
195.(2) Refined coconut oil shall have the following characteristics -
(a) a density at 40' C, relative to the density of water at 20°C, ranging from 0.908 to 0.921;
(b) a refractive index, at 40°C, ranging from 1.448 to 1.450;
(c) a saponification value ranging from 248 to 265 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of oil;
(d) an iodine value (Wij's) ranging from 6 to 11;
(e) an acid value of -
(i) not more than 4 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of virgin oil; or
(ii) not more than 0.6 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of non-virgin oil;
(f) a peroxide value not more than 10 milli-equivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil;
(g) an unsaponifiable matter of not more than 15 grams per kilogram of oil;
(h) a reichert value ranging from 6 to 8.5; and
(i) a polenske value ranging from 13 to 18.
196(3) Edible palm oil shall have the following characteristics-
(a) a density at 50' C, relative to the density of water at 25°C, ranging from 0.8910 to 0.9030;
(b) a refractive index, at 50°C, ranging from 1.449 to 1.455;
(c) a saponification value ranging from 190 to 209 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of oil;
(d) an iodine value (Wij's) ranging from 50 to 55;
(e) an acid value of -
(i) not more than 10 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of virgin oil; or
(ii) not more than 0.6 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of non-virgin oil;
(f) a peroxide value not more than 10 milli-equivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil;
(g) an unsaponifiable matter of not more than 12 grams per kilogram of oil; and
(h) a total carotenoids of the oil of the red palm of -
(i) not less than 500 milligrams per kilogram; and
(ii) not more than 2000 milligrams per kilogram calculated as Beta-carotene.
197(3) Palm olein shall have the following characteristics -
(a) a density at 50 C, relative to the density of water at 25°C, ranging from 0.8910 to 0.9030;
(b) a refractive index, at 50°C, ranging from 1.449 to 1.459;
(c) a saponification value ranging from 194 to 202 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of oil;
(d) an iodine value (Wij's) ranging from 56 to 61;
(e) an acid value of not more than 0.6 milligrams of potassium hydroxide per gram of oil;
(f) a peroxide value not more than 10 milli-equivalents peroxide oxygen per kilogram of oil;
(g) an unsaponifiable matter of not more than 12 grams per kilogram of oil; and
(h) a slip point of -
(i) not less than 19°C; and
(ii) not more than 24°C.
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