Following the December 15, 2023 communication on captioned subject, please be advised that CROSQ’s regional Technical Management Committee (TMC), the committee comprising the Heads of Standards (or their representatives) of the 15 National Bureau of Standards of CARICOM, met and deliberated on the voting results and the way forward on...
NOTICE – Progress of Draft Regional Standard for Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods
The CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) wishes to advise that on or before December 22, 2023 ALL 15 member states of CARICOM would have voted on the Final Draft CARICOM Regional Standard (FDCRS) 05 – Labelling of Pre-packaged Foods – Specification (Revision). The next step in the...
Manual Gives Businesses Leg Up on Export Packaging and Labelling Requirements
Businesses looking to export to Europe have access to a new resource for packaging and labelling requirements of that market. CROSQ, in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit’s (GIZ) project entitled, “Supporting sustainability aspects in the implementation of EU Economic Partnership Agreements through critical observation of their execution...
DBOS Targets Manufacturing Sector for Conformance to Compulsory Labelling Standards
Submitted by the Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) The Dominica Bureau of Standards (DBOS) has targeted its manufacturing sector in an effort to increase conformance to the requirements of eight compulsory national standards for labelling. The Inspection Unit of the DBOS conducted trainings for local manufacturers and agro-processors in two...
