February 22, 2019 (MLN): As per a notice issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Textile dated February 19, the Federal Government has directed further amendments to the import policy, some of which are;
For the expression “50% of the shelf life, calculated from the date of filing of Import General Manifest”, the expression “66% of the shelf life remaining from the date of manufacturing” shall be substituted
The ingredients and details of the product (e.g. nutritional facts, usage instructions etc.) of the food products shall be printed in Urdu and English languages on the consumer packaging
The logo of the Halal certification body shall be printed on the consumer packaging
The labelling shall not be in the form of a sticker, overprinting, stamp or scratched labelling
The shipment shall be accompanies by a ‘Halal Certificate’ issued by a Halal Certification Body, accredited with an Accrediting Body which is a member of International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF) or Standards Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC)