CHE/277
WTO/TBT
CH Suisse
  • 15 - Graisses et huiles animales ou végétales; produits de leur dissociation; graisses alimentaires élaborées; cires d'origine animale ou végétale
2023-07-24
2023-05-26

Virgin olive oil and its fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil (HS code(s): 150910)

Ordinance of the Federal Department of Home Affairs on Foodstuffs of Plant Origin, Mushrooms and Edible Salt; (18 page(s), in French)

Extra virgin olive oil and virgin olive oil only, may be labelled with organoleptic characteristics regarding taste and smell. -The terms may be used in accordance with the results of organoleptic tests.

Amendment of the conditions under which the acidity or maximum acidity of the olive oil, virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil or olive-pomace oil may be labelled. These conditions are a statement in characters of the same size and in the same field of vision, of the values of the peroxide value, the wax content and the ultraviolet absorbency.