G/SPS/N/ZWE/5  
 
30 August 2016  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member: ZIMBABWE  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible: Ministry of Health and Child Care/Government Analyst Laboratory  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item num ber(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in 
addition, where applicable): Edible vegetable oils, maize meal, edible common salt, 
sugar and wheat flour  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to  the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document: Draft Food Fortification Regulations   Language(s): 
English   Number of pages: 9 
6. Description of content: This documen t stipulates that no products listed in it shall be 
imported into the country unless they have been fortified with the stated micronutrients. 
These produ cts include edible vegetable oils, maize meal, edible common salt, sugar and 
wheat flour. It outlines p rocedures for inspection and certification of such products as 
well as the levels of fortificants permissible in the respective food vehicles. Local 
manufacturers shall be required to use a fortification logo by written permission from the 
Secretary for He alth and Child Care.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [ ]  animal health, [ ]  plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [ ]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   
8. Is there a relevant international st andard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text)   
[ ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number)    
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number)    
[X] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?   
[ ] Yes   [ ] No  
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international stan dard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available: None   G/SPS/N/ZWE/5  
 
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  10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2016  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 30 November 2016  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [ ]  Six months from date of publication , 
and/or  (dd/mm/yy) : 2 January 2017  
[X] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [X]  Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : 29 October 2016  
Agency or authority designa ted to handle comments: [ ]  National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address 
(if available) of other body:  
E-mail: nepfoodsafety.zw@gmail.com  
Tel: +(263) 712 875 435  
13. Text(s)  available from: [ ]  Natio nal Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
E-mail: nepfoodsafety.zw@gmail.com  
Tel: +(263) 712 875 435