Sindh Food Fortification Act 2021 (Sindh Act No. XXXIII of 2021). Pays/Territoire Pakistan Sous-division territoriale Sindh Type du document Législation Date 2021 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to address and alleviate nutritional deficiencies through food fortification. Sujet Alimentation et nutrition Mot clé Contrôle de qualité alimentaire/innocuité des produits alimentaires Emballage/étiquetage Nutrition Infractions/sanctions Produits alimentaires traités Inspection Monitorage Vente Céréales/grains/riz Produits agricoles Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Résumé The Act is aiming to provide high-need communities with sustainable access to fortified wheat flour and play a vital role in reducing rates of anaemia, neural tube defects, and deficiencies of vitamins. The Act requires that an importer or a manufacturer of food to fortify the food at the time of import or manufacture before trading the food. Chapter III of the text provides for inspection by a Food Safety Officer who may investigate any place or site where food is manufactured, stored, sold and transported. Chapter IV provides for sampling and laboratories analysis of a sample of food received from Food Safety Officer. Chapter 5 outlines penalties and procedures in the cases that the food is not sufficiently fortified. The Act is designed in 6 Chapters containing 42 Articles and one Schedule. Texte intégral Anglais