Honourable Karl Samuda, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, displays a copy of the Compulsory Standards (Declaration of Standard Specification) (Brown Cane Sugar [Revised]) Order, 2016, which was gazetted on Friday, December 30. Minister Samuda was speaking at a media briefing to discuss the new standards governing the packaging and labelling of brown sugar at the ministry’s offices in New Kingston. At right is Permanent Secretary, Donovan Stanberry.
The Government has completed the standards governing the packaging and labelling of brown sugar.
The Compulsory Standards (Declaration of Standard Specification) (Brown Sugar [Revised]) Order, 2016 was signed by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda, on Thursday, December 29 and was gazetted on Friday, December 30, 2016.
The new standard revokes the Compulsory Standards (Declaration of Standard Specification) (Brown Cane Sugar) Order, 1985.
Under the new labelling system, brown sugar sold on the local market will be packaged to guarantee the integrity of the product and to protect it from contamination.
The standard will also serve as a disincentive for manufacturers that import sugar for use as raw material to divert it to the local retail trade.
The standard will come in to effect on July 1, 2017 for packers of brown cane sugar and on January 1, 2020 for producers and manufacturers of brown cane sugar.
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