Product Description
Scope
This CARICOM Regional Standard provides requirements for the identification, composition, purity,
hygiene in processing, labelling, sampling and testing of spices and sauces.
This standard does not apply to:
a) ketchups;
b) barbeque-flavour sauces;
c) spices derived from plants which are not specified in this standard;
d) sauces made from recipes or formulae which are not specified in this standard;
e) vinegars flavoured with spices or plant material extracts; and
f) essential oils, extracts, or oleo-resins derived from spices that are intended to be used as
flavouring or colouring agents in food.
