The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), through its Implementation Division, recently hosted a stakeholder consultation on the enforcement of TTCS 24:2023 – Electrical Appliances: Compulsory Requirements. The session engaged importers, manufacturers, distributors and retailers of electrical appliances in discussions surrounding updated requirements for product safety, labelling, conformity assessment...
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Celebrating World Metrology Day 2026
May 20th is World Metrology Day, commemorating the anniversary of the signing of the Metre Convention in Paris, in 1875. This treaty provides the basis for a worldwide unified measurement system that supports scientific discovery and innovation, manufacturing, trade, and consumer protection, as well as the improvement of the quality of life...
TTBS Continues Rollout of National Programme to Strengthen Measurement Accuracy and Trust in Trade
The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS), through its Certification Division, has officially awarded Metrology Practitioner Registration Programme (MPRP) certificates to The Trinidad Label Company Limited (TLC) and eight of its technicians, further advancing the national rollout of this critical regulatory initiative. The certification ceremony, held on April 23,...
MASTERING MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY
Dear Valued Stakeholder, The Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) is pleased to present MASTERING MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY, a series of Measurement Uncertainty Workshops. To Register please click on the following link: https://forms.gle/mAcQiuQTK5g66xQN6 We look forward to your participation
Acceptable Formats for Name and Address on Labels
1) Name of manufacturer, agent, distributor, seller, re-filler, packer, importer, wholesaler, or retailer of the good: Unacceptable Format: Made by FMC Ltd (where this is an abbreviation of the entity’s registered/legal name) Acceptable Format: Made by Fictional Manufacturing Company Ltd (where this is the entity’s registered/legal name. Abbreviations will be...
TTS 660-1:2024 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE – GRADING – PART 1: HOT PEPPERS – REQUIREMENTS
Scope This standard specifies the grading requirements for hot peppers (Capsicum spp.), which are commercially grown, to be supplied fresh for trade in the local and export markets. It also contains requirements for labelling, packaging and sanitary requirements for hot peppers. This standard does not apply to hot peppers to be used for industrial processing. NOTE See examples of different types of hot peppers at Figure C.1, Annex C Status: Current | Published: 2024 | Voluntary
TTS 660-3:2024 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE – GRADING – PART 3: PUMPKINS – REQUIREMENTS
Scope This standard specifies the requirements for the grading of pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo, C. moschata, C. maxima and C. mixta), which are commercially grown to be supplied fresh for trade in the local and export markets. It also contains requirements for labelling, packaging and sanitary requirements for pumpkins. This standard does not apply to pumpkins for ornamental use or industrial processing. Status: Current | Published: 2024 | Voluntary
TTS 660-2:2024 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE – GRADING – PART 2: PINEAPPLES – REQUIREMENTS
Scope This standard specifies the grading requirements for pineapples (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. of the Bromoeliceae family), which are commercially grown, to be supplied fresh for trade to the local and export markets. It also contains requirements for labelling, packaging and sanitary requirements for pineapples. This standard does not apply to pineapples for ornamental use or industrial processing. Status: Current | Published: 2024 | Voluntary
TTS 477:2013 SAFETY MATCHES – SPECIFICATION
Scope This standard specifies minimum requirements for the dimensions, performance, sampling, testing, packaging and labelling of safety matches. This standard applies to:
- box matches including product samples; and
- specialty matches.
