G/TBT/N/GMB/4  
 
19 March 2019  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  THE GAMBIA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  The Gambia Standards Bureau  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Fortified 
edible oils and fats intended for human consumption  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  GAMS 19: 2018 
Fortified edible oil and fats – Specification (11 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Gambian standard specifies the requirements and 
methods of sampling and test for fortified edible oils and fats i ntended for human 
consumption. This standard does not apply to named Animal Fats, named Vegetable Oils 
and Olive Oils and Olive -pomace Oils, all of which separate standards apply.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• GAMS CODEX STAN 1 -1985, Labelling of Pre -packaged foods  
• GAMS CAC/RCP 1 -1969, Code of practice on General Principles of Food Hygiene  
• CODEX STAN 192, General standard for food additives  
• CAC/GL 1, General guidelines on claims  
• CAC/GL 2, Guidelines on nutrition labelling  
• CAC/GL 23, Guidelines for use of nutrition and health claims  
• CODEXSTAN 193, General standard for contaminants and toxins in food and feed  
• ISO 660, Animal and vegetable fats  and oils – Determination of acid value and 
acidity  
• ISO 661, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Preparation of test sample  
• ISO 662, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of moisture and 
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  • ISO 663, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of insoluble 
impurities content  
• ISO 3960, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of peroxide value -
lodometric (visual) endpoint determination  
• ISO 5555, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Sampling  
• ISO 8294, Animal  and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of copper, iron and 
nickel contents – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method  
• ISO 105349, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of alkalinity  
• ISO 15304, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determ ination of the content of 
trans fatty acid isomers of vegetable fats and oils – Gas chromatographic method  
• ISO 27107, Animal and vegetable fats and oils – Determination of peroxide value 
– Potentiometric end -point determination  
9. Proposed date of adoptio n: 30 May 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  December 2019  
10. Final date for comments:  30 April 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body: