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MalaysiaAdopted, according to its latest notice

Honey; natural – Malaysia

Official title

Amendment to Food Regulations 1985 by inserting a new regulation 130A: Kelulut honey or stingless bee honey.

Malaysia issued an addendum on 13 January 2026 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/MYS/81. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 27 November 2018. The comment period closed on 26 January 2019.

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At a glance

Products

Kelulut honey or stingless bee honey (HS 0409.00) (ICS 67.180.10)

HS codes
  • 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included
    • 0409 Natural honey
    • 040900 Natural honey
Notifying member
Malaysia
Status
Adopted, according to its latest notice
Objectives
  • Protection of human health or safety
Area
TBT: Technical product rulesTechnical barriers to trade
Notification type
Regular notification
Document symbol
G/TBT/N/MYS/81Latest notice: G/TBT/N/MYS/81/Add.1
Keywords
Food standards, Labelling

Key dates

Distributed by the WTO
Comment deadline
Closed on 26 January 2019
Proposed adoption
To be determined
Proposed entry into force
To be determined

What the notification says

Latest notice (⁨G/TBT/N/MYS/81/Add.1⁩, 13 January 2026)

The latest notice says the measure was adopted or published.

Amendment to Food Regulations 1985 by inserting a new regulation 130A: Kelulut honey or stingless bee honey.

Malaysia would like to inform WTO Members that the Amendment to the Food Regulations 1985, introducing a new Regulation 130A: Kelulut honey as notified in G/TBT/N/MYS/81, was adopted by the Attorney General’s Chambers through the Federal Government Gazette under the Food (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025.

The proposed new regulation is to prescribe the standard of kelulut honey or stingless bee honey and its labelling requirement.

Notices on this measure

Every notice about this measure published here, newest first. Each one is the notifying member's own text.

  1. AddendumG/TBT/N/MYS/81/Add.1

    Amendment to Food Regulations 1985 by inserting a new regulation 130A: Kelulut honey or stingless bee honey.

    Malaysia would like to inform WTO Members that the Amendment to the Food Regulations 1985, introducing a new Regulation 130A: Kelulut honey as notified in G/TBT/N/MYS/81, was adopted by the Attorney General’s Chambers through the Federal Government Gazette under the Food (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025.

  2. Regular notificationG/TBT/N/MYS/81

    Comment deadline: Closed on 26 January 2019

    Amendment to Food Regulations 1985 by inserting a new regulation 130A: Kelulut honey or stingless bee honey.

    The proposed new regulation is to prescribe the standard of kelulut honey or stingless bee honey and its labelling requirement.

Sources

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

All updates from Malaysia
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  3. WTO notificationTBTCorrected since it was notified

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    Symbol: G/TBT/N/MYS/139/Corr.1Comments until 22 December 2026

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