??????On 30 July the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security notified to WTO the Draft Food Safety and Quality Bill, 2021 for the international public consultation.

This Bill would provide for the revision of the law governing food safety and food quality in Barbados by establishing an integrated regulatory approach to food safety from farm to fork; a framework for the trade in safe food; and related matters. It would includes, among others, requirements for: 

- Principles of food safety measures

- Food safety requirements and standards

- Limiting or banning substances or processes in food

- Labelling and packaging

- Traceability 

- Import and export of food products

This would be the first version of the Law compiling the aplicable requirements for the food sector. It is proposed to be enforce six month after publication.

Comments on this proposal will; be received until 1 September.

If you are thinking of exporting your products toward Barbados or any other market in the Caribbean or the Latin American Region, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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