BARBADOS
Barbados
Regulations & Legislations
Food and Drugs (Adulteration) Act
This Act introduces measures so as to prevent the practice of adulteration in the sale of food and drugs. The Act, among other things, defines various offences of adulteration of food, also in relation with the preparation and labelling of food. Special provision is made with respect to the importation and sale of milk products. The Act provides for sampling and analysis of products and prosecution of offences.
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC081085/
Health Services (Food Hygiene) Regulations
These Regulations contain rules relative to hygienic aspects of food businesses. “Food business” is defined in regulation 3 as “any trade or business for the purposes of which any person engages in handling of food..”. It does not include any agricultural activity or in general wholesale trade of vegetables, handling of food at slaughterhouses, or at premises which are not used for the storage of “open” food.
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC020248/
This Act makes provision for various matters relating to protection of interests of consumer such as the prohibition of unfair trading practices and unfair contract terms, product liability, consumer safety, industry codes and control and administration by the Fair Trading Commission.
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC081010/
Food Hygiene (Amendment) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No. 88 of 1999)
New rules relative to requirements for the condemnation of food are inserted in the principal Regulations. All food imported into Barbados may be inspected by a Public Health Inspector. If food is condemned the Inspector shall issue a Certificate of Condemnation Food in the form as set out in the (new) Schedule. Food unfit for human consumption shall be detained and analysed by the Government Analyst.
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC018917/
Miscellaneous Controls (General Open Import Licence) Regulations, 2014 (S.I. No. 8 of 2014)
New rules relative to requirements for the condemnation of food are inserted in the principal Regulations. All food imported into Barbados may be inspected by a Public Health Inspector. If food is condemned the Inspector shall issue a Certificate of Condemnation Food in the form as set out in the (new) Schedule. Food unfit for human consumption shall be detained and analysed by the Government Analyst.
https://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC135486/
Legislation and regulations relating to food, food safety and food hygiene in Barbados are provided on this page.
https://www.fao.org/faolex/country-profiles/general-profile/en/?iso3=BRB
State Agencies
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
This Ministry focuses on agricultural development in Barbados through the promotion of Good Agricultural Practices, food and nutrition security, agricultural health and food safety and many others related areas.
The Barbados National Standards Institution (BNSI) is a joint undertaking between the Government of Barbados and the private sector, incorporated by private law and recognized by Government. The primary functions of BNSI include: the preparation, promotion and implementation of standards in all sectors of the economy; the promotion of quality systems, quality control and simplification in industry and commerce; the certification of products, commodities and processes.
https://www.iso.org/member/1549.html
Export Barbados (BIDC) is a solutions-oriented agency of the Barbados Government, working to build bold, innovative, dynamic and creative enterprises. This agency provides guidance and services to entrepreneurs and exporters which include: business registration, networking, modes of market entry and export readiness.
https://exportbarbados.org/http://bidc.org/
Laboratories
Government Analytical Services
The Government Analytical Services provides analytical services in the areas of chemistry and microbiology in Barbados and the Region. For more information, contact:
Dr. Beverley Wood (Director)
Culloden Road, St. Michael, Barbados
(246) 535-1711 or (246) 535-1740
director@gas.gov.bb
bwood@agriculture.gov.bb
https://agriculture.gov.bb/Departments/Government-Analytical-Services/
Hi-Tech Laboratory is the only privately-owned, commercial quality assurance laboratory of its kind in Barbados. They specialise in a variety of microbiological tests, offering assistance to those in the food service and food manufacturing industries with the aim of maintaining and/or improving the safety and quality of their product(s). Our areas of expertise include:
• Raw material and finished product screening
• Environmental monitoring (indoor air quality and environmental microbiological analysis through air, equipment, and contact service sampling)
• Routine quality control testing.
http://microb-ltd.com/
Barbados Agricultural Development and Marketing Corperation