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Date: 2021-06-11<\/u><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stakeholders from the laundry detergent industry were formally advised of a moratorium period of sixty (60) days for the enforcement of the National Compulsory Standard: TTCS 7: 2020 \u2013 Laundry Detergent \u2013 Compulsory Requirements<\/strong>. The moratorium commenced on the 26th<\/sup> May 2021 and will conclude on the 1st<\/sup> August 2021.\u00a0 <\/em>Enforcement is set to occur from the 2nd<\/sup> August, 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The announcement was made jointly by Mr. Gerard Maxwell, Manager, Implementation Division and Mr. Rodney Ramnath, Manager, Certification Division of the Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) at a virtual National Stakeholder Consultation held on Wednesday 26th<\/sup> May 2021. The objective of the consultation was to disseminate the requirements of this revised Standard, declared as compulsory by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), which came into effect on the 8th<\/sup> March 2021.  Other stakeholders in attendance were regulatory agencies, governmental organizations, private sector entities and consumer protection agencies.<\/p>\n

Following the moratorium, all laundry detergents used within Trinidad and Tobago must comply with the specifications set out in the National Compulsory Standard, TTCS 7: 2020. Imported detergents are subject to inspection, sampling and testing at the various ports of entry by TTBS\u2019 Implementation Division, while compliance of locally manufactured laundry detergent must be demonstrated via product certification from TTBS\u2019 Certification Division.  <\/p>\n

This National Standard specifies the chemical requirements for key parameters as well as requirements for labelling of the packaging used for laundry detergents.   Additionally, the Standard is applicable to laundry detergents that are intended primarily for washing textile products using washing machines designed for household applications, or by manual means.<\/p>\n

Inspection and certification will comprise of alabel assessment and a laboratory analysis of the detergent sample against the requirements of the Standard. For imported products, this will be done upon access to the shipment, whereas for locally manufactured products, it will be done on a continual periodic basis.  Locally manufactured laundry detergent will be subject to a Mandatory Product Certification and will not be allowed access to the Market unless certified. <\/p>\n

Conforming products will be granted access to the market while nonconforming products will either have to be corrected or removed from the market by the importer, distributor and\/or manufacturer.<\/p>\n

Enforcement of the Standard is intended to:<\/p>\n