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Food Safety Standards In Major Export Markets: A Readymade Guide For Agro Exporters<br />

Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />

PROHIBITED GOODS ......................................................................................................................................... 4<br />

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION PROCESS ................................................................................................................. 4<br />

IMPORTS PROCEDURE ...................................................................................................................................... 4<br />

FOOD LAWS ....................................................................................................................................................... 5<br />

OTHER REGULATIONS REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................. 6<br />

Plant and Plant Products .............................................................................................................................. 6<br />

Live Animals/Birds ........................................................................................................................................ 7<br />

Meat and Poultry Products (except pork) .................................................................................................... 7<br />

Health and Medicinal Food Products ........................................................................................................... 8<br />

Biotechnology Products ................................................................................................................................ 8<br />

OTHER SPECIFIED STANDARDS ......................................................................................................................... 9<br />

COPYRIGHT AND/OR TRADEMARK LAWS ...................................................................................................... 10<br />

RULES OF ORIGIN ............................................................................................................................................ 10<br />

LABELING REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................................. 11<br />

A. General Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 11<br />

B. Requirements Specific <strong>to</strong> Nutritional Labeling ....................................................................................... 16<br />

Nutrient content claim ............................................................................................................................... 19<br />

Nutrient comparative claims ..................................................................................................................... 20<br />

Nutrient function claim .............................................................................................................................. 22<br />

PACKAGING AND CONTAINER REGULATIONS ............................................................................................... 23<br />

FOOD ADDITIVE REGULATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 26<br />

PESTICIDES AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS ..................................................................................................... 27<br />

MAXIMUM PERMITTED PROPORTION OF METAL CONTAMINANT IN SPECIFIED FOOD ............................. 28<br />

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