Food and Drugs Regulations.

Subject

Livestock, Food & nutrition

Keyword

Food quality control/food safety Hygiene/sanitary procedures Institution Inspection Packaging/labelling Standards Animal health Drugs

Geographical area

Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States

Abstract

These Regulations implement provisions of the Food and Drugs Act on a variety of matters relating to, among other things, the preparation and placing on the market of food intended for human consumption and drugs for human beings and animals. The Regulations define functions and duties of inspectors appointed under the Act, reports by analysts regarding possible violations, admittance of re-labelled or re-conditioned food or drugs, sampling, certificate of analysis, labelling of food and ingredients used for food and the labelling of drugs. The Schedules set out standards for baking powder, the use of colours in food, milk and dairy products, edible oils and fats, preservatives and other food and ingredients or other substances used in the preparation of food and substances used in drugs and contain rules relative to the carrying out of sampling and analysis of food.

Full text

English

References - Legislation

Implements

Food and Drugs Act (Chapter 30:01).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 1960 (2005)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Institution, Inspection, Packaging/labelling, Offences/penalties, Animal health, Drugs

Source: FAO, FAOLEX