Notifications for Bahrain (146 notifications)

This draft technical regulation applies to food supplements marketed as food products and presented as such when marketed to the final consumer. This regulation does not apply to any medical products.

This draft technical regulation applies to all type of frozen fish.

This draft technical regulation applies to ice intended for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to anhydrous milkfat, milkfat, milkfat anhydrous butter oil, butter oil and ghee, which are used for further processing or culinary use.

This draft technical regulation concerns the general requirements of plastic packages in contact with food.

This draft technical regulation concerns the general principles that should be followed when basic essential nutrients are added to foods. This regulation does not include supplements of vitamins and minerals.

This draft technical regulation applies to vegetable fats and fat mixtures containing: fat content of not less than 10% and not more than 90%. This regulation does not apply to: i) milk-derived fat and/or milk products to which other substances necessary for manufacture are added; and ii) products with a fat content less than 10% and higher than 90% in butter and dairy fats.

This draft technical regulation concerns the general requirements for all packages of food materials, including metal, glass, plastic, paper, carton, multilayered textile, and wood packages, in addition to other materials for packaging foodstuffs.

This draft technical regulation applies to non-alcoholic malt beverage intended for direct human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to frozen fish fillets of all type intended for direct human consumption, with or without skin and without any additional manufacturing processes. This regulation does not apply to those products intended for further manufacturing processes or for other industrial purposes.

This Guide describes principles and regulatory requirements to be applied by the exporting country and the importing GCC countries in assuring the safety and suitability of shipments of imported food. Health certificates for imported food (from animal and plant origins), which include specific attestations, are provided in the Guide.In 2017, the Kingdom of Bahrain submitted about this Guide a notification under the SPS Agreement (G/SPS/N/BHR/164 dated 12 January 2017). Due to comments from many WTO Members, this Guide was subsequently reviewed by the GCC Food Safety Committee and modified accordingly. This Guide will not be implemented until further notice.

This draft technical regulation applies to the General Standard for fruit juices and nectars suitable for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to the maximum amount allowed for trans fatty acid and declaring the trans fatty acid on the nutrition label per serving.

This draft technical regulation applies to hygienic requirements for food establishments and their personnel.

This draft technical regulation applies to maximum limits for the following pesticide residues in or on foods and agricultural commodities.

This draft technical regulation applies to peanut butter requirements that suitable for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to fresh okra requirements, which is suitable for human consumption, and it does not include the okra intended for manufacturing.

This Guide describes principles and regulatory requirements to be applied by the exporting country and the importing GCC countries in assuring the safety and suitability of shipments of imported food. Specific attestations for animal and plant health certification are also provided in the Guide. The Guide incorporates Codex, OIE ,IPPC standards as international benchmarks where appropriate. There is ongoing work in the GCC countries to harmonize all regulatory requirements for imported foods and provide a coordinated and efficient border inspection and clearance system. While regulatory requirements and procedures for imported foods are not as yet fully harmonized between the countries of the GCC, this Guide will contribute to the harmonization process. In particular, the countries of the GCC will continue to work towards a fully risk-based approach to assure the safety of imported foods.

This draft technical regulation applies to natural flavourings, and artificial flavourings permitted for use in food products intended for human consumption.

This draft technical regulation applies to the general requirements for handling of foods for special purposes for patients over 12 months of age.