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Jamaican Standard Specification for Alcoholic Mixed/Aromatized/Ready to Drink Beverages
Jamaica issued an addendum on 19 June 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/JAM/130. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 11 May 2026. The comment period closed on 10 July 2026.
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Alcoholic Mixed/Aromatized/Ready to Drink Beverages (ICS 67.160.10)
The comment period closed on 10 July 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/JAM/130/Add.1; it can take them up with Jamaica.
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Jamaican Standard Specification for Alcoholic Mixed/Aromatized/Ready to Drink Beverages
This standard specifies the requirements for the packaging, labelling, and sampling of alcoholic mixed, aromatized, and ready-to-drink beverages intended for human consumption. The standard does not apply to other categories of alcoholic beverages for which separate standards exist, including spirits, wines, liqueurs, beers, malt beverages, cider and perry, mead, and other distilled spirituous beverages. It also establishes requirements for microbiological limits, pesticide residues, permitted food additives, potable water quality, and maximum limits for heavy metals to ensure product safety and quality.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/JAM/130/Add.1
Jamaican Standard Specification for Alcoholic Mixed/Aromatized/Ready to Drink Beverages
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/JAM/130
Comment deadline: Closed on 10 July 2026
Jamaican Standard Specification for Alcoholic Mixed/Aromatized/Ready to Drink Beverages
This standard specifies the requirements for the packaging, labelling, and sampling of alcoholic mixed, aromatized, and ready-to-drink beverages intended for human consumption. The standard does not apply to other categories of alcoholic beverages for which separate standards exist, including spirits, wines, liqueurs, beers, malt beverages, cider and perry, mead, and other distilled spirituous beverages. It also establishes requirements for microbiological limits, pesticide residues, permitted food additives, potable water quality, and maximum limits for heavy metals to ensure product safety and quality.
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