Applied by Zimbabwe on the entire world for 2009.11.00: Frozen, 2009.12.00: Not frozen, of a brix value not exceeding, 2009.19.00: Other, 2009.21.00: Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg, 2009.29.00: Other, 2009.31.00: Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg and 2009.39.00: Other
These regulations shall apply to citrus juice and citrus drink which is sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe,.but shall not apply to citrus juice and citrus drink intended for use by diabetics
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
(5) Citrus juice concentrate-
(a) shall comply with the requirements of subsection (1);
(b) shall contain no synthetic colouring ingredient
(c) shall be labelled "CONCENTRATED …………JUICE", the name of the kind of citrus present being inserted in the blank space in type no smaller than 10 point;
(d) be labelled "SWEETENED" if it contains added sucrose, and shall bear full directions for use on the label in type no smaller than 6 point, and when prepared according to these directions, the product shall conform to the standards laid down for unsweetened citrus juice in subsection (2), or for sweetened citrus juice in subsection (3), as the case may be
These regulations shall apply to citrus juice and citrus drink which is sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe,.but shall not apply to citrus juice and citrus drink intended for use by diabetics
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
6 (1) Squash crush or cordial—
(a) shall conform to the requirements of subsection (1) of section five:
Provided that comminuted fruit and sucrose may be added;
(b) shall not contain any flavouring substance other than that naturally present in the fruit or fruits from which it has been prepared;
(c) may contain a permitted colouring ingredient;
(d) shall contain not less than 30% of standardized citrus juice:
Provided that, in the case of a blend of lemon and barley, a minimum of 20% of lemon juice shall be present;
(e) shall be labelled " …… CRUSH (or SQUASH)" in type no smaller than 18 point, the name of the kind of citrus present being inserted in the blank space
Applied by Zimbabwe for 2009.11.00: Frozen, 2009.12.00: Not frozen, of a brix value not exceeding, 2009.19.00: Other, 2009.21.00: Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg, 2009.29.00: Other, 2009.31.00: Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg and 2009.39.00: Other
These regulations shall apply to citrus juice and citrus drink which is sold or manufactured for sale in Zimbabwe,.but shall not apply to citrus juice and citrus drink intended for use by diabetics
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
(2) Squash base or crush base—
(a) shall conform to the requirements of subsection (1) of section five:
Provided that comminuted fruit may be added;
(b) may obtain added natural citrus flavouring, but shall not contain any flavouring substances other than those naturally present in the fruit or fruits from which it has been prepared;
(c) may contain a permitted colouring ingredient;
(d) shall bear full directions for use on the label in type no smaller than 6 point, and, when prepared according to these directions, the resultant squash or crush shall contain not less than 30% of standardized citrus juice, or 20% of lemon juice in the case of a blend of lemon and barley;
(e) shall be labelled, in type no smaller than 18 point, ".......................CRUSH BASE" or "..…….SQUASH BASE", the name of the kind of citrus present being inserted in the blank space.
Reference of the measure
Art 5(6)(2)(a)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2009.11.00
Frozen
No
2009.12.00
Not frozen, of a brix value not exceeding
No
2009.19.00
Other
No
2009.21.00
Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg
No
2009.29.00
Other
No
2009.31.00
Of a brix value not exceeding 20 kg
No
2009.39.00
Other
No
Description
Squash base or crush base i.e means a citrus juice which has been concentrated to at least 50% of its original volume by the removal of water, and which requires the addition of sugar and water to obtain squash or crush
These regulations shall apply only to flour, bread and cereals which are sold or intended to be sold in Zimbabwe.
Coded list of objectives
X: For purposes n.e.s.
Description of the measure
9 (1) No person shall sell, import for sale or manufacture for sale maize-meal unless it is clean, sound, wholesome and free from infection, infestation and contamination, and contains not more than 14% of moisture.
Reference of the measure
Art 9(1)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Notes
The implementation date is not stated in the document received from the NTM Manager. The above date was arbitrarily entered to allow registration of identified and classified NTMs onto the online system. This will be edited once the actual date is made available.
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
7 (1) Canned tomatoes shall be prepared from ripe, clean and sound tomatoes which may or may not be peeled, and shall—
(a) have the stems and calices removed; and
(b) be cored unless the core, having regard to its texture and appearance, is insignificant.
(2) Canned tomatoes may be subject to the Food and Food Standards (Food Additives and Prohibited Substances) Regulations, 2001, contain salt. sugar, spices, flavouring ingredients or any other ingredients.
(3) The name on the label shall include such style as “sliced”, "wedged", "whole" or such other style as may be appropriate.
(4) The substrate media shall be identified on the label and shall be—
(a) tomatojuice as described in section five; or
(b) tomato puree as described in section nine; or
(c) tomatopaste as described in section ten; or
(d) strained liquid residue of tomato material prepared from tomato material remaining after peeling and coring tomatoes for canning.
(5) the drained mass of whole canned tomatoes shall be not less than 57% of the net mass of the can
Applied by Zimbabwe on the entire world for 2001.10.00: Cucumbers and gherkins, 2001.90.00: Other, 2002.10.00: Tomatoes, whole or in pieces, 2002.90.00: Other, 2003.10.00: Mushrooms of the genus agaricus, 2003.90.00: Other, 2004.10.00: Potatoes, 2004.90.00: Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, 2005.10.00: Homogenised vegetables, 2005.20.00: Potatoes, 2002.10.00: Tomatoes, whole or in pieces, 2002.90.00: Other, 2003.10.00: Mushrooms of the genus agaricus, 2003.90.00: Other, 2004.10.00: Potatoes, 2004.90.00: Other vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, 2005.10.00: Homogenised vegetables, 2005.20.00: Potatoes, 2005.40.00: Peas (pisum sativum), 2005.51.00: Beans, shelled, 2005.59.00: Other, 2005.60.00: Asparagus, 2005.70.00: Olives, 2005.91.00: Bamboo shoots, 2005.99.00: Other and 2006.00.00: Vegetables, fruit, nuts, fruit- peel and other parts of plants, preserved by sugar (drained, glace or crystallised)
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
Canned vegetables: general
6 (1) Vegetables for canning shall be suitably prepared, from clean, sound, fresh or preserved, young succulent vegetables which are free from insect infestation or contamination from unacceptable levels of pesticide residues as laid down by the joint Food and Agricultural Organization and the World Health Organization Codex Alimentarius Commission.
Reference of the measure
Art 6 (1)
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
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
2005.91.00
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)
313. Heat treatment of ice-cream
Ice cream together with any ingredient used in the preparation of ice-cream shall be frozen after having been efficiently heat-treated by being kept at a temperature of not less than -
(a) 69°C for at least 20 minutes;
(b) 74°C for at least 10 minutes; or
(c) 80°C for at least 10 Seconds.
Reference of the measure
Article 313
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
2105.00.00
Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa.
Yes
Including any ingredient used in the preparation of ice-cream
Description
Ice cream together and any ingredient used in the preparation of ice-cream
341. Canned fruit
(1) Canned fruit -
(a) shall be the sound fruit of one type packed in a clean and hermetically sealed container and which has been heat processed; and
(b) may contain sugar and water.
(2) Canned fruit cocktail shall be a mixture of two or more types of sound fruit submitted to the same process as specified in paragraph (1).
Applied by South Africa on the entire world for 0202.10: - Carcasses and half-carcasses, 0203.11: -- Carcasses and half-carcasses, 0204.10: - Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled, 0205.00: Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen., 0206: Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen., 0207: Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen. and 0208: Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen.
105. (1) A carcass, head and red offal found to be infested with one or more parasitic intermediate stages, which may be alive or calcified, must be detained and in bovine and pigs, two additional incisions must be made into each M. triceps brachii, parallel and proximal to the original incisions.
(2) If one or more parasitic intermediate stages are found on the majority of incision surfaces the carcass must be condemned.
(3) Where the infestation is not excessive the carcass and organs may be passed on condition that it undergoes treatment as described below.
(4) A conditionally passed carcass must be identified by roller marking in red ink along its entire side with the letter "M", being a minimum of 2 cm in height.
(5) All parts belonging to the carcass to be treated, must be identified by "M" tags.
(6) Carcasses and organs must be treated by freezing -
(a) as sides in a freezer with air temperature at minus 18 °c for 72 hours;
(b) as sides in a freezer with air temperature at minus 10 °C for 10 days;
(c) to reach a deep bone or core temperature of less than minus 6 °c, confirmed by the registered inspector and in accordance with the protocol approved for the specific abattoir by the provincial executive officer;
(d) after deboning, in accordance with a protocol approved by the provincial executive officer and -
(i) the container or carton in which deboned meat is packed must be marked with the letter "M" and the date of introduction into the freezer must be indicated;
(ii) the core temperature of the meat inside the container must be below minus 6 °C before it can be released by the registered inspector.
(e) in portions in a chest type freezer according to a protocol approved the provincial executive officer.
(7) Visible parasitic intermediate stages must be removed from the meat of a carcass that is conditionally passed and treated as described above.
(8)Records of core temperatures, freezer temperatures and batches of containers, carcasses and organs introduced for freezing must be kept by the abattoir owner for at least six months, and must be available for inspection purposes.
Reference of the measure
Part VI B 105 (6)
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
0202.10
- Carcasses and half-carcasses
No
0203.11
-- Carcasses and half-carcasses
No
0204.10
- Carcasses and half-carcasses of lamb, fresh or chilled
No
0205.00
Meat of horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
Yes
Carcasses and organs
0206
Edible offal of bovine animals, swine, sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules or hinnies, fresh, chilled or frozen.
No
0207
Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading 01.05, fresh, chilled or frozen.
Yes
Carcasses and organs
0208
Other meat and edible meat offal, fresh, chilled or frozen.
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure
245.Canned (naming the vegetable) shall be the product obtained by heat processing in an appropriate manner before or after being sealed in a container so as to prevent spoilage of the named fresh vegetable after it has been properly prepared, and it may contain sugar, invert sugar or dextrose, in a dry or liquid form, salt, a firming agent (seePart VI of the Nineteenth Schedule), if declared by name on the label, and other suitable ingredients which are not food additives, or food colours as specified in the Nineteenth Schedule or, if the ingredients are food additives, their use shall conform to the limits specified in the Nineteenth Schedule and, if they are food colours, their use and limits shall be as prescribed in Part I of the Seventeenth Schedule
Reference of the measure
Part II para 245
Measure also domestic
Yes
Products affected by the measure.
Code
Product
Partial coverage
Partial coverage indication
Date in
Date out
20
Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants
A: Protection of human life and health and C: Protection of life and health of plants
Description of the measure
9. Subject to the provisions of these Regulations, an inspector may-
(c) cause any growing medium, plant or container detained and inspected in terms of paragraph (b) to be disinfected, fumigated or treated whether or not the growing medium, plant or container is diseased or infested with an injurious organism;
12. Unless the Permanent Secretary otherwise directs, the protective treatment of any imported growing medium, plant or container shall be carried out on Government premises.
A: Protection of human life and health, B: Protection of life and health of animals and C: Protection of life and health of plants
Description of the measure
(2) Without derogation from the generality of the provisions of subsection (1), the Minister may in regulations, orders or notices made in terms of that subsection-
(a) authorise or require the detection and inspection on importation of growing media and plants and their c
(b) direct or authorise the disinfection, fumigation or treatment of imported growing media and plants and their containers
10(2) An importer of growing media, injurious organisms, invertebrates or plants and his servants and agents shall afford an inspector access thereto and shall give such information and provide such labour and facilities as the inspector may require for the purposes of carrying out any inspection, sorting, disinfection, fumigation or treatment of the growing media, injurious organisms, invertebrates or plants.
Reference of the measure
PART III: Sections 9(2b); 10(2)
Measure also domestic
No
Products affected by the measure.
Description
Growing media, injurious organisms, invertebrates or plants
23 (3) Without derogating from the generality of subsection (1), the Minister may, by regulation—
(a) provide for the disinfection or treatment of any imported fish or fish product, or their containers
To protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure
150.For the purposes of regulations 174 to 187 "pasteurised source", when used in relation to cheese, means milk, skim milk, cream, reconstituted milk powder, or reconstituted skim milk powder, butter milk or a mixture thereof that has been pasteurized by being held at a temperature of not less than 63ºC for a period of not less than 30 minutes, or for a time and a temperature that is equivalent thereto in phosphatase destruction as determined by
the prescribed method.
to protect the public against health hazards and fraud in the sale and use of food
Coded list of objectives
A: Protection of human life and health
Description of the measure
196.Yoghurt shall be the coagulated pasteurised milk product obtained, by lactic acid fermentation through the action of Lactobacillus bulgaricus or Streptococcus thermophilus and, if desired, other suitable lactic acid producing cultures, from cream,concentrated or unconcent rated milk, partly skimmed milk or skimmed milk, with or without the addition of skimmed milk powder, concentrated whey, whey powder, cream, and sugars. Before lactic acid producing cultures are added, the mixture of dairy products to be so treated shall be Pasteurised. Yoghurt may contain flavours, food colours (see Part III of the Nineteenth Schedule),stabilisers (seePart IV of the Nineteenth Schedule), pH adjusting agents (see Part X of the Nineteenth Schedule), and preservatives (see Part XI of the Nineteenth Schedule).It shall contain not less than 8.5 per centum of milk solids-not-fat and not less than 2. 0 per centum of milk fat
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