Iodization of salt (Specification) Order, 1998

( "". ( 18th September, 1998 277 ( (FILE NO. 36/6/12) G.1. BUNDAUNDA PHIRI Minister of State in the President's Office responsible for District and Local Government Administration ( GOVERNMENT NOTICE No. 73 IODIZATION OF SALT ACT, 1995 (No. 10 OF1995) IODIZATION OF SALT (SPECIFICATION) ORDER, 1998 ( IN EXERCISEof the powers conferred by section 3 of the Iodization of Salt Act, I, HARRY1. THOMSON,Minister of Health and Population, make the following Order- 1. This Order may be cited as the Iodization of Salt (Specification) Citation Order, 1998. ( 2. Salt shall, before it is sold or distributed to the public or used in the Saltto be manufacture or processing of food for human or animal consumption, be iodized iodized to the specification set out in the Schedule. 3.-{1) All iodized salt packages shal1 be legibly and indelibly label1ed and the salt in each package shaH conform to the specifications on its label. (2) A label on an iodized salt package shaH contain the fol1owing infor- mation- Labelling ( IODIZED SALT Name of manufacturer, importer or packer; Name of Iodization plant; Iodine compound(potassium iOdat,level of iodine or potassium-mg/kg;Best used before date; ~ CAUTION: STORE IN A COOL AND DRY PLACE. (3) Al1 salt iodized or prepacked in Malawi shall bear a certification mark of Malawi Bureau of Standards which shall be displayed prominently on the package in which the salt is contained. (4) For avoidance of doubt, the provisions of subparagraph (3) are in addition to, not in substitution for, the provisions of the Malawi Bureau of Standards Act and any other written law governing issuance of certification marks. Cap. 51:02 4. Every person who imports, manufactures, displays, distributes, sells WarTanty or exports any salt shall be deemed to warrant to the immediate purchaser that the salt confirms 10 aHlegal requirements and meets the specification on its label. ~. 5.-(1) All iodized salt shall be packed and sealed in moisture-proof Packaging lil}ed packaging material. (2) 'The total mass of an iodized salt package shall not exceed 20 kg. ( ( 278 18th September, 1998 ( Transport. stOrJge, and display ( ( Distribution and sale ( Private right of action Offences and penJ.lties ( 6. All iodized salt shall not, during transportation, storage and display, be exposed to any of the following conditions- (a) direct sunlight or strong light; (b) heat above 35 degrees C; (c) humidity above 75%, or water, incJuding rain; (d) contamination with dust or other partlcJes or substances; (e) mixture with non-iodized salt; (j) inadequate ventilation or aeration; (g) unduly long storage time (more than six months); h (i) storage in uncovered rooms or warehouses; and ~) stacking less than 30 centimetres above the floor level. Z 6. All iodized salt shall be dispatched, distributed and sold strictly according to the principle of first in, first out. ~ 7. Any consumer who has purchased or received salt that does not comply with the requirements of this Order may pursue a legal action against any person in the salt manufacture-distribution chain shown to have violated the requirement of this Order. q8. Any person who contravenes any provision of this Order shall be guilty of an offence and liable to a fine of Kl ,000 and to imprisonment for three months. SCHEDULE paragraph 2 Location of Salt Salt shall be iodized as follows- Level of iodine, per Ikg' of salt ( Port of entry, iodization plant and prepackjng factory Between 80 and 100 milligrammes of potassium iodate Wholesale and retail A minimum of 50 milligrammes of potas- sium iodate Made this 22nd day of July, 1998. (FILE NO. MED./2/22) H. 1. THOMSON Minister of Health and Population Printed and published by THEGOVERNMENTPRIN';:R. Zomba. Malawi-l I438--{Price K3.00)