112. Iodised salt
Iodised salt shall be edible salt which contains -
(a) not less than 98% sodium chloride on a moisture free basis;
(b) not more than 0.2% of matter insoluble in water;
(c) not more than 1% of moisture;
(d) added potassium iodate or potassium iodide or both complying with the standards of purity specified in the British Pharmacopeia; and
(e) not less than 15 p.p.m and not more than 25 p.p.m of iodine.
123. Flour
(1) Flour -
(a) shall be the fine form of ground product derived from or separated during the milling of clean wheat; and
(b) shall contain not more than 14% moisture;
(2) Flour sold or used for the making of bread may contain one or more of the following acid ingredients as leavening agents-
(a) sodium acid pyrophosphate with or without mono acid calcium phosphate;
(b) mono acid calcium phosphate with or without di-calcium orthophosphate;
(c) tartaric acid; or
(d) ascorbic acid as a bread improver.
(3) Flour sold or used for the making of cake, pastry or biscuit may contain permitted preservative as provided in Twelfth Schedule.
124. Whole-meal flour
(1) Whole-meal flour -
(a) shall be the product obtained by milling sound, clean wheat;
(b) shall contain all the constituents of such wheat; and
(c) shall contain not more than 15% moisture, and not less than 2.5% of crude fibre.
(2) Whole-meal flour shall not contain any additive, except as otherwise provided in Twelfth Schedule.
125. Self-raising flour
(1) Self-raising flour -
(a) shall be any flour or mixture of flours to which baking powder has been added; and
(b) shall liberate not less than 0.40% carbon dioxide.
(2) Where self-raising flour contains calcium sulphate as dough conditioner, the flour shall not contain more than 0.6% of calcium sulphate.
206. Maximum permissible level of fat
No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell any food specified in column 1 of the Fifty-Eighth Schedule unless it complies with the maximum permissible level of polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat or palm oil specified in the column 2 of the Schedule in respect of that food.
Reference of the measure
Article 206
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
PG: 1
All products
No
Description
Hydrogenated oils and fats for industrial purpose
Industrial margarine
Margarine rich in polyunsaturates
Other margarine
Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fat or oil or of fractions of different fats or oil
Vegetable fats (Vanaspati)
Pasta, breakfast cereals, malted instant drink powder
Snacks, cakes, fried cakes, chips, fried chicken, twisties and noodles
Chocolate other than dark chocolate, coffee whiteners and confectioneries
Imitation cream, cooking chocolate and dark chocolate
Biscuits, wafers, pastry, filled milk not including other types of milk and milk products
Any other food product
208 Vinegar
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth scheldule;
(d) may contain caramel as a colouring substance; and
(e) may contain spices.
215. Soya sauce or soya bean sauce -
(e) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule;
(f) may contain caramel as a colouring substance; and
(g) may contain any permitted flavour enhancer listed in the Twenty-Sixth Schedule.
216. Fish sauce
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule;
(d) may contain caramel as a colouring substance; and
(e) may contain any permitted flavour enhancer listed in the Twenty-Sixth Schedule.
217(2) Hydrolysed sauce -
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule;
and
(d) may contain caramel as a colouring substance.
218(2) Blended hydrolysed sauce -
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in Twelfth Schedule;
(d) may contain caramel as a colouring substance; and
(e) may contain any permitted flavour enhancer listed in the Twenty-Sixth Schedule.
220 Chilli sauce shall -
(d) contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule; and
(e) contain any colouring substance listed in the Eighteenth Schedule.
222. Mayonnaise
b) may contain permitted food conditioner as provided in Forty-First, Forty-Second, Forty-Third, Forty-Fifth and Forty-Sixth Schedules, water, salt, a sweetening agent, spices, citric acid, lactic acid or tartaric acid
Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 2001: Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid., 2002: Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid. and 2003: Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.
223 Pickle
(b) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule;
(c) may contain permitted colouring substance as provided in the Eighteenth Schedule;
(d) may contain any permitted flavouring substance listed in the Twenty-Third Schedule; and
(e) may contain permitted food conditioner as provided in the Thirty-Ninth Schedule.
Reference of the measure
Sub-articles 223(b),(c), (d) & (e)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2001
Vegetables, fruit, nuts and other edible parts of plants, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid.
No
2002
Tomatoes prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.
No
2003
Mushrooms and truffles, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid.
Applied by Mauritius on the entire world for 3503.00.00: Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 35.01.
226 Edible gelatin sold for human consumption -
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule .
Reference of the measure
Sub-article 226(c)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
3503.00.00
Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not surface-worked or coloured) and gelatin derivatives; isinglass; other glues of animal origin, excluding casein glues of heading 35.01.
230. Canned tomato
Canned tomato -
(d) may contain calcium chloride, sulphate or citrate in a proportion not exceeding
800 milligram per kilogram, calculated as calcium.
238. Dried vegetable or dehydrated vegetable -
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule; and
(d) may contain any permitted colouring substance listed in the Eighteenth Schedule.
240. Salted vegetable -
(a) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule; and
(b) may contain any permitted flavour enhancer listed in the Twenty-Sixth Schedule.
241. Dried salted vegetable
(c) may contain permitted preservative as provided in the Twelfth Schedule; and
(d) may contain any permitted flavour enhancer as listed in the Twenty-Sixth Schedule.
243(3) Processed dried peas -
(a) may contain any permitted colouring substance listed in the Eighteenth Schedule; and
(b) may contain permitted food conditioner as provided in Forty-First, Forty-Fifth and Forty-Sixth Schedules.
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