. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/BHR/126 
2 June 2009  
 (09-2633) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  BAHRAIN
  
If applicable, name of local governme nt involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:  Standards & Metrology Directorate (BSMD) 
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 :   
Ministry of  Industry and Commerce 
P.O.Box 5479, Kingdom of Bahrain 
Tel:  +973 17574880 Fax:  +973 17530730 E-mail:  bsmd@commerce.gov.bh
 
Website:  http://www.moic.gov.bh  
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):   
Complementary Foods Based on Milk for Infants and Children “Follow up Formula” 
(ICS  67.100) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
Complementary Foods Based on Milk for Infants and Children “Follow up Formula” 
(15 pages, in Arabic; 10 pages, in English)  
6. Description of content:   
This draft technical regulation specifies the requirements stated in the Gulf standard (GSO) 
"Complementary Foods Based on Milk for Infa nts and Children “Follow up Formula”" under 
clauses 7 and 8 (packaging and labelling) as mand atory requirements. It specifies as follows:  
1. It shall be packed in hygienic, hermet ically sealed containe rs, nitrogen or carbon 
dioxide may be used as packing media. 
2. Containers shall be designed to faci litate easy opening sealing, handling and 
despersing. They shall be impervious to mo isture and gases and resistant to corrosion 
and rust. 
3. In the case of product in ready to dr ink form the fill of container shall be: 
- Not less than 80% of the water capacity of the container (v/v) for products 
weighing 150 g. G/TBT/N/BHR/126 
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  - Not less than 85% of the water capacity of the container (v/v) for products 
weighing 150-250 g. 
- Not less than 90% of the water capacity of the container (v/v) for products 
weighing more than 250 g. 
It also describes label re quirements as follows:  
1. Name of the product (follow-up milk formula based on milk). 
2. In case of concentrated product the following must be printed on the label 
(concentrated - use after dilution). 
3. The amount of energy (calorific value) e xpressed in Kilojoules (KJ) and/or Calories 
(Kcal) per 100 g of the food as sold as well as per specified quantity of the food as 
suggested for consumption. 
4. The number of grams of protein, carbohyd rate and fat per 100 g of  the food as sold as 
well as per specified quantity of the food s uggested for consumptio n. The declaration 
per 100 kilojoules (or 100 calo ries “Kcal”) is permitted. 
5. The total quantity of each vitamin, mineral, and any optional ingredients per 100 g of 
product as sold as well as per specif ied quantity of the food as suggested for 
consumption. The declaration per 100 Kilojoules (or 100 calories “Kcal”) 
6. Direction for storage preparation and use of the food as well as for storage after 
opening. Possible health hazards when product preparation is inadequate must also be 
highlighted. 
7. The following statements: 
- “Mothers milk is preferred to other baby milk foods during the first six 
months of life”. 
- “The product shall not be introduced before the 6th month of life”. - “Water shall be boiled when reconstituting the product”. - “Infants and children fed with the product shall receive other foods”. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:   
To maintain consumer protection and food safety.  
8. Relevant documents:   
- GSO "Complementary Foods Based on Milk  for Infants and Children “Follow up 
Formula”" 
- SASO 1904/2001 "Complementary Foods Ba sed on Milk for Infants and Children 
“Follow up Formula”" 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }   To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from the notification date 
11. Text available from: National enquiry po int [ X], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addres ses, if available of the other body: