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Technical Committee: Labelling (General)

Last Modified: 12 Oct, 21

TC Members Names

Representing Organization

Executive Team

Mr. Wayne Stewart

Dunlop Corbin Communications

Chairman

Dr. Wendell Richards

NCRA

Vice Chair

Mrs. Paulette Bailey

BSJ

Technical Secretary

Mrs. Elaine Edwards

BSJ

Facilitator

Ms. Phillipa O’Connor

BSJ

 Facilitator

Ms. Jasett Jackson

BSJ

Recording Secretary

Ms. Lehonie Francis

Independent

 

Dr. Dwight Robinson

University of the West Indies

 

Dr. Audrey Morris

Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)

 

Ms. Debbian Wray

BSJ

 

Ms. Vonetta Nurse

Heart Foundation of Jamaica

 

Mr. Richard Rowe

Consumer Affairs Commission

 

Dr. Tamu Davidson

Ministry of Health & Wellness (MOHW)

 

Mr. Andre Earle

Earle & Wilson Attorneys -at- Law

 

Ms. Kolleen Russell

Health Brands

 

 

Working Group – Review of JS 1 Part 30 Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of commodities Part 30: Labelling of brewery products (beer, stout, shandy, malt beverage)

TC Members Names

Representing Organization

Executive Team

Mr. Wayne Stewart

Dunlop Corbin Communication

 

Ms. Helen Simpson

Red  Stripe

 

Miss Dianne Ashton-Smith

Red  Stripe

 

Dr Debbian Spence-Minott

National Rums of Jamaica

 

Dr. Michelle Harris 

Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)

 

Dr. Audrey Morris

Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO)

 

Dr. Dwight Robinson

University of the West Indies

 

Mr. Christopher Gentles                                                      

Spirits Pool Association

Working Group (Lead)

Ms. Michelle Samuels

J. Wray & Nephew Limited

 

Ms. Debbian Wray

Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ

 

 

Overview of Scope of Work

The scope of the Committee relates to the development, revision or adoption of standards relating to Labelling (General).  The Committee’s current workplan included the revision/development of:

  1. DJS 356 Draft Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of alcoholic beverages – Projected completion date – March 2022
  2. JS 1: Part 17 Jamaican Standard Specification for The labelling of commodities Part 17: The precautionary labelling of hazardous industrial chemical - Projected completion date - April 2022
  3. JS 1: Part 15 Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of commodities Part 15: Labelling of household chemicals – Projected completion date - April 2022
  4. JS 1 Part 30 Jamaican Standard Specification for the labelling of commodities Part 30: Labelling of brewery products (beer, stout, shandy, malt beverage)

 

Achievements to date

The Committee has promulgated the JS 1 series of labelling standards for commodities to include the very popular JS 1 Part 1: 1992 Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of commodities Part 1: General principles and JS 1 Part 20: 1988 Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of commodities Part 20: Labelling of pre-packaged goods, among others such as the .  Of note, the JS 1 Part 1 and JS 1 Part 20 have been revised and published below:

  1. JS 349: 2020 Jamaican Standard Specification for Labelling of goods — Part 1: General requirements – Published May 2020
  2. JS 350: 2020 Jamaican Standard Specification for the Labelling of goods—: Specific requirements for prepackaged goods – Published May 2020

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