WTO notification · TBT
JamaicaProposed measure, not in force yet
Official title
Technical Regulation for the Labelling of Pre-Packaged Foods
Jamaica notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 13 May 2026. The comment period closed on 11 July 2026.
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Published here:
Pre-Packaged Foods, Fruit and vegetable juices and drinks, and fruit nectars, Brewery product
The comment period closed on 11 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/138; it can take them up with Jamaica.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)The Technical Regulation lays down rules governing the labelling of pre-packaged foods, their importation, production and trade within Jamaica. The Technical Regulation sets out the following: a. Labelling Requirements for Pre-Packaged Foods b. Product Labelling Requirements for: Fruit and vegetable juices and drinks, and fruit nectars; Brewery products (beer, stout, shandy and malta etc.)
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