Standards

This Code of Practice sets out the recommendations for the hygienic preparation of packaged natural coconut water including harvesting, processing, packaging, storing, transporting and distributing.

This standard specifies the information, the method of display of such information, the wording and presentation of health warnings to be included on the labels of retail packages of tobacco products intended to be sold in Guyana. 1.2 This standard applies to the labelling of individual packages and cartons of tobacco products intended for retail sale in Guyana. 1.3 This standard does not apply to the labelling of cases of such individual packages or cartons, irrespective of sizes, provided the cases are not displayed or used at the point of sale. 1.4 All manufacturers, importers, distributors, retailers and other entities engaged in the production and/or trade of tobacco products within Guyana shall comply with all the requirements of this standard

This standard specifies the information, the method of display of such information, and the wording and presentation of a health warning to be included on the labels of retail packages of cigarettes intended to be sold in Guyana. This standard applies to the labelling of all individual packs of cigarettes intended for retail sale in Guyana. This standard does not apply: (a) to the labelling of collective units of such individual packs, irrespective of sizes. (For example, a collective unit may be a carton containing ten packs, each of which contains twenty cigarettes); and (b) cigarettes not containing tobacco.

This standard applies to the labelling of individual packages and cartons of tobacco products intended for retail sale in the Caribbean Community. This standard specifies the information, the method of display of such information, the wording and presentation of health warnings to be included on the labels of retail packages of tobacco products intended to be sold in the Caribbean Community. This standard does not apply to the labelling of cases of such individual packages or cartons, irrespective of sizes, provided the cases are not displayed or used at the point of sale.

This standard specifies the requirements for labelling of brewery products to be sold in Guyana. It does not cover beverages sold under common names including the words "beer " and "ale" that are not derived from cereals (for example, ginger beer, ginger ale root beer) 

(This standard  was replace by GYS 266: 2022).

This standard applies to salt used as an ingredient of food, both for direct sale to the consumer and for food manufacture. It applies also to salt used as a carrier of food additives and/or nutrients. Subject to the provisions of this standard more specific requirements for special needs may be applied. It does not apply to salt from origins other than those specified in Clause 2, notably the salt which is a by-product of chemical industries.

This standard applies to Green Plantain, Musa paradisice on the bunch supplied to both the local and export markets.

This standard specifies the requirements for curry powder which is used as a flavouring material in the preparation of foods.

This standard prescribes requirements for margarine and cooking margarine, and includes methods of sampling. It does not apply to any product containing less than 80% mass of fat which is labelled so as to be mistaken for margarine.

 This standard specifies a method for the determination of the breaking force of intra-uterine devices (IUDs) with or without a thread, provided that the type of IUD permits the use of the method specified in this standard.