Notifications for Nepal (29 notifications)

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Nepal, Proposes the quality and safety standard of above mentioned food products as a compulsory provision under the food law and regulation, to monitor production, sale, distribution, export/import of these products and to maintain safe and quality food product to the consumer.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the set of Maximum Residues Limits of Pesticides for Apple; Banana; Bitter gourd; Egg Plant; Cabbage; Cauliflower; Okra; Potato; Tomato; Green tea, black tea-fermented and dried. These limits serve:1. as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; 2. to monitor export/import of these food products; and 3. to maintain safe food products to the consumer.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the quality standard for the above mentioned food products: as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation, to monitor export/import of these food products, and to maintain safe and quality food product to the consumer. The proposed standard sets the requirement for essential composition and quality factors, hygiene, packaging and labelling requirements.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the quality standard for the above mentioned products. This standard serves: a. as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; b. to monitor export/import of these food products; and c. to maintain safe and quality food products to the consumer. The proposed standard sets the requirement for essential composition and quality factors, hygiene, packaging and labeling requirements.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the maximum limits of mycotoxin in food products. This measure serves: a. as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; b. to monitor export / import of these food products; and c. to maintain safe and quality food products to the consumer.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the quality standard for the above mentioned food products. This standard serves: a. as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; b. to monitor export/import of these food products; and c. to maintain safe and quality food products to the consumer. The following definitions are provided in the standard: - Whisky is the alcoholic beverage made by distilling the fermented extract of malted cereal grains or other starch food products. It shall be with or without caramel colour or additives; - Rum is an alcoholic distillate obtained from fermented juice of sugarcane, sugarcane molasses, as well as any other sugarcane product, sugar beet or sugar beet molasses. It should not contain any colouring matter other than caramel. It can also be prepared from neutral, rectified, distilled spirit or a mixture of any combination thereof; - White rum is rum without caramel colour, in order to be designated as white rum; - Flavoured rum is an alcoholic beverage made out of rum and flavourings (spices or fruits), with or without permitted colour and with or without added sugar; - Vodka is the distilled alcoholic beverage made from neutral spirit which may be obtained from potato, molasses and other fermented grains. It shall be with or without permitted colour, flavor and additive. The proposed standard sets the requirement for essential composition and quality factors, hygiene, packaging and labeling requirements as per the Codex standard.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the maximum limits of melamine in food products. This measure serves: a. as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; b. to monitor export / import of these food products; and c. to maintain safe and quality food products to the consumer.

The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control proposes the quality standard for above mentioned food products: i) as a compulsory provision under food law and regulation; ii) to monitor export / import of these food products; and iii) to maintain safe and quality food product to the consumer. "Packaged waters", other than natural mineral waters, are waters for human consumption and may contain minerals, naturally occurring or intentionally added; may contain carbon dioxide, naturally occurring or intentionally added; but shall not contain sugars, sweeteners, flavourings or other foodstuffs. "Natural mineral water" is a water clearly distinguishable from ordinary drinking water because: a) it is characterized by its content of certain mineral salts and their relative proportions and the presence of trace elements or of other constituents; b) it is obtained directly from natural or drilled sources from underground water bearing strata for which all possible precautions should be taken within the protected perimeters to avoid any pollution of, or external influence on, the chemical and physical qualities of natural mineral water; c) of the constancy of its composition and the stability of its discharge and its temperature, due account being taken of the cycles of minor natural fluctuations; d) it is collected under conditions which guarantee the original microbiological purity and chemical composition of essential components; e) it is packaged close to the point of emergence of the source with particular hygienic precautions; and f) it is not subjected to any treatment other than those permitted by this standard. The proposed standard sets the requirement for essential composition and quality factors, hygiene, packaging and labelling requirements as per the codex standard.

This standard was endorsed by NPPO Nepal on 19 December 2014 and approved from the Plant Quarantine Committee of Nepal on 14 July 2015. This standard consists of terms and definitions with specific meaning for phytosanitary systems. It has been developed to provide a harmonized nationally agreed vocabulary associated with the implementation of International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs). The standard is adoption of ISPM 5 with minor modification and addition of some terms and definitions considering national requirements. The proposed amendment of ISPM 5 is also considered. Within the context of the IPPC and its ISPMs, all references to plants should be understood to continue to include algae and fungi, consistent with the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.