Bureau of Standards: Ensuring Food Safety and Compliance

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The Bureau of Standards in Jamaica oversees the enforcement of key acts related to food processing and safety. It plays a crucial role in certifying food products for export, ensuring compliance with regulations, and safeguarding consumer health. Through regulatory functions like registration, inspection, and certification, the Bureau upholds international competitiveness and trade facilitation while protecting consumers from substandard products.

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Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) The Bureau of Standards administers three (3) Acts: The Processed Food Act 1959 The Standards Act 1968 The Weights and Measures Act 1976 NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

The Mission International competitiveness of Jamaican products Facilitate trade Protect consumers NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

Background In 1969 the Bureau of Standards Jamaica was given the responsibility to monitor the observance of the Processed food Act. Under this Act, the Bureau had and still maintains the authority to appoint inspectors and analysts to inspect and analyze prescribed foods and to certify prescribed foods for the export market NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

Background contd These are critical functions in view of the fact that many countries require certification of imported foodstuff in order to ensure that the incoming product is wholesome and fit for human consumption. NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

REGULATORTY FUNCTIONS 1. Registration register food processing plants for verification of compliance with specific Regulations and standards. 2. Inspection Inspect sanitary conditions, hygienic practices and processing techniques in food processing establishments. 3. Product Sampling Sample processed food for subsequent analyses/testing (e.g. chemical/microbiological analyses; organoleptic evaluation; package integrity checks). NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

REGULATORTY FUNCTIONS (cont d) 4. Certification Evaluate results of analyses/tests to ensure compliance with standards. Issue Certificate of Approval to facilitate sale locally or in the overseas market. 5. Advisory Advise processors and potential processors on legal requirements of local and international markets. NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

Codex standards The Codex Alimentarius or "Food Code" was established by FAO and the World Health Organization in 1963 to develop harmonised international food standards, which protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart

Tid bits of info Canada All mandatory labelling information and nutritional labelling, other than the name and address of responsible party, is required to be declared in both French and English. UK & EU Any exporter or agent who suspects or have any reason to believe a product that has entered a EU country can be harmful (at the production, transformation or distribution stage) to animal or human, that business operator is obliged to immediately take the necessary steps to withdraw the product (s) from the market and notify the competent authorities and users. NCRA National Compliance and Regulatory Authority 2016.07.06 Earle Stewart