Control of Standards Act.

Country/Territory: Barbados
Document type: Legislation
Date: 1981 (1985)
Source: FAO, FAOLEX
Original source: Laws of Barbados, pp. 1-8.
Long title: An Act to provide for the control of standards and the labelling of commodities.

Subject: Food & nutrition
Keyword: Food quality control/food safety Packaging/labelling Standards Fraud
Geographical area: Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States

Abstract: This Act makes provision for the declaration by the Minister of standards and the observance of such standards and other requirements related to declared standards such as labelling. A standard may be obligatory or optional. No person shall produce, sell, import, export or use in a commodity for which an obligatory standard specification has been declared, unless the commodity conforms to the requirements of that obligatory standard specification. A standard specification shall be issued by the Barbados National Standards Institution.
Full text: English
Website: www.caricom.org

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Standards Act No. 5 of 2006 (CAP 326A).

Legislation | Barbados | 2006

Keyword: Framework law, Standards, Fraud, Agricultural commodities, Consumer protection, Fish products, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Packaging/labelling, Meat, Offences/penalties, Poultry products, Public health, Animal health, Pests/diseases, Plant protection

Source: FAO, FAOLEX