Projet de décret relatif à la qualité et la sécurité sanitaire de certaines conserves végétales commercialisées (Draft Decree on the quality and safety of certain marketed preserved fruit and vegetables)

In order to establish an updated frame of reference to ensure the quality and safety of products, consumer information and fair trade, ONSSA, in consultation with the occupation concerned, prepared a draft Decree governing the sector.
The main purpose of the notified draft Decree, which is based on Law No. 28-07 on food safety, is to:
- Update the regulatory framework for preserved fruit and vegetables;
- Make provision for Orders setting out the definitions and names under which preserved and semi-preserved fruit and vegetables can be marketed, as well as their specifications;
- Define the ways and means of labelling and marketing preserved and semi-preserved fruit and vegetables.