Cabinet Resolution No.1 of 2017 on the application of mandatory standards for the United Arab Emirates. Pays/Territoire Émirats arabes unis Type du document Règlement Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Normes Emballage/étiquetage Nutrition Pesticides Résidus Limite maximum de résidu Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Aire géographique Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force the day after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Resolution consisting of 5 articles aims at issuing 41 standards for the food sector (listed in Annex 1 with the English translation) and 21 editorial amendments of mandatory standards (listed in Annex 2). In Annex 3 are listed 8 mandatory standards that have been deleted. The concerned bodies have 180 days to implement this Resolution. The standards concern, inter alia, expiration date for food products, labeling and prepackaged food stuffs, nutrition labeling, permitted additives in food stuffs, microbiological criteria, maximum residue limits for pesticides in agricultural and food products. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.esma.gov.ae