ISR/1195
WTO/TBT
IL Israël
  • 67 - Technologie alimentaire
  • 20 - Préparations de légumes, de fruits ou d'autres parties de plantes
2021-06-18
2021-04-21

Sauerkraurt (Pickled or soured cabbage); (HS: 2001); (ICS: 67.080.20)

SI 58 - Pickled or soured canned vegetables: Sauerkraurt (6 page(s), in Hebrew)

Fourth amendment to the Mandatory Standard SI 58, dealing with canned pickled vegetables. This draft amendment changes the following:

·         Changes the standard's name from "Canned vegetables: Pickled, or acidified in vinegar or in food acids" to "Pickled or soured canned vegetables: Sauerkraurt" both in Hebrew and in English;

·         Changes the standard's scope to apply to soured/pickled cabbage intended for direct consumption, including for catering purposes or for repacking as required, but not intended for re-processing;

·         Deletes all sections and sub-sections dealing with fruits and vegetables other than cabbage: Sections 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3, 1.5.1, 1.5.4, 2.1.3, 2.3.2, Annex A, and Annex E;

·         Changes section 2.1 dealing with "Starting materials" and apply all requirements to cabbage;

·         Changes section 2.2.2 dealing with "Food additives", deletes the restrictions and allows adding food coloring only with a special permit from the Ministry of Health;

·         Changes section 2.3.1.dealing with "Marking" and require that the product's name shall be Sauerkraurt;

·         Changes section 2.3.4 to apply only to cabbage;

·         Replaces section 2.4.2  and requires that the solution in which the cabbage is placed will not be mucous. Nevertheless, the salt solution is allowed to be cloudy;

·         Changes Annex D.

All other types of canned fruits and vegetables shall be covered by the scope of the future Mandatory Standard SI 58 part 3, as notified in G/TBT/N/ISR/1194.