WTO notification · SPS
BangladeshEmergency measure, may already applyEmergency
Official title
Draft BDS 1498:YYYY Bangladesh Standard Specification for Chewing Gum (Draft for Second Revision)
Bangladesh notified this emergency SPS measure on 24 February 2026. Emergency measures can apply immediately.
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Chewing Gum
The notification sets no comment deadline. To comment, contact your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/BGD/14; it forwards comments to Bangladesh.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This draft standard specifies the essential requirements and methods of test for different types of chewing gum. It also incorporates the product ingredient lists; guidelines for food additives and food preservatives used for the product; hygienic and legal requirements; and the packaging and marking provisions for the product. Various food safety parameters (e.g. heavy metals and microbiological limit) have been proposed.
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Symbol: G/SPS/N/BGD/13
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