,Egypt has notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a partial amendment to its national food standard on shelf life under notification G/TBT/N/EGY/212/Add.10. The update concerns the Egyptian Standard ES 2613-2, titled Shelf Life for Food Products Part 2: Shelf Life, and introduces targeted revisions to product-specific requirements, particularly for sterilized flavoured milk.
The notification was submitted by the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality (EOS), acting as the national standards body and WTO Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) enquiry point. The amendment modifies a specific provision within Table (2) of the standard.
Key Amendment
Egypt has notified a partial amendment to national standard ES 2613-2 on food product shelf life, revising Table (2) to establish product-specific requirements for sterilized flavored sweetened milk under ES 1641/2023. The amendment sets shelf-life limits of 12 months or 9 months, depending on product conditions, and specifies metal cans as the applicable packaging format, reflecting an update based on national studies.
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