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IsraelProposed measure, open for comments

Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) – Israel

Official title

Public Health Protection (Food) (Iodized table salt enrichment), 5786 – 2026

Israel notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 30 September 2026. Comments are open until 29 November 2026.

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At a glance

Products

Table salt

HS codes
  • 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement
    • 2501 Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing…
Notifying member
Israel
Status
Proposed measure, open for comments
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/ISR/1413
Keywords
Food standards

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Open until 29 November 2026
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
The regulations will enter into force 12 months after publication in Israel's Official Gazette. This period is intended to allow the Israeli salt industry and importers to prepare for the new requirem

How to comment

Comments on a notification go from government to government. If this measure affects your exports, send your comments to your country's WTO TBT enquiry point before 29 November 2026, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/ISR/1413 and how the measure affects your products. Your enquiry point forwards them to Israel.

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What the notification says

Israeli research indicates a significant iodine deficiency among the Israeli population: approximately 60% of the child population suffers from iodine deficiency, and approximately 85% of pregnant women suffer from iodine deficiency, which may impair the normal development of the fetus. These data require structured, systematic state intervention to prevent and correct iodine deficiency through salt iodization, which is an effective, safe, and agreed-upon method implemented in over 120 countries worldwide. These new regulations prohibit the production or sale of table salt unless an iodine compound has been added, so the iodine content must be between 25 mg and 45 mg per kilogram of salt. It also defines terms, sets labeling requirements, and establishes a mechanism for monitoring implementation. The regulations will enter into force 12 months after publication in Israel's Official Gazette. This period is intended to allow the Israeli salt industry and importers to prepare for implementing the new requirements.

Sources

Expodite writes its summary from the official record. The notification and the documents it notifies are on the WTO's own websites.

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