Company Law Pakistan

1. Pakistan Laws:
Raw fruit or fresh fruit:
Shall be the fruit that is not dried, pulped, dehydrated, frozen, canned, candied or
pickled. It shall not be withered, shriveled, discolored or bruised.
Dried fruit :
Shall be clean, sound, wholesome of any suitable variety fully ripe and free insect
or fungal attack or any other blemish affecting the quality of the dried product. The
dried products shall be derived from such fruits as apples, apricots, peaches, pears,
resins, sultans, flags, currants, dates, plum and others. It shall be free from added
ingredients and colouring matter. It shall conform to the following standards:
a. For all fruits except dried dates.
Moisture …… not more than 14%
Damaged fruits…… not more than 5%
b. For dried dates.
Moisture….. not more than 12%
Damaged fruits….. not more than 15%
Mixed dried fruit:
Shall be the product prepared by mixing dried fruits and shall conform to the
standards of dried fruit. It shall contain not less than 70% of dried fruit and
may contain not more than 15% of citrus peel. There shall be written on the
label of a package containing mixed dried fruit word “mixed dried fruit”
( state the name of the fruit), as the case may be.
Fruit products:
Means any food prepared from clean, sound, wholesome fruit.

2. Dried salted fruit:
Shall be the product by treating fruit with salt, with or without sugar, and
dried under natural or artificially induced condition.
Canned fruit:
Means the food prepared from clean, fresh fruit, approaching maturity and
not over ripe. It shall be free from blemishes, stalks, leaves and other
extraneous matter and shall be the sound, wholesome fruit of any type,
packed in clean containers, that are hermetically sealed processed by heat.
Canned fruit may contain sugar and potable water. The fruit so contained
shall be of similar varietal characteristics and of reasonably uniform size.
When the fruit is required to be cut, it shall be cut in halves, quarters, or
cubes reasonably uniform in size. It shall be free from added colouring
matter. It shall conform to the following standard:
a. Drained weight….. not less than 40% of the next weight of contents.
b. Concentration of packaging syrup… not more than 17.5 degrees brix.
c. Fill of container….. head space not more than 10% of the inside height of
the can or bottle.
Canned fruit cocktail:
Shall be a mixture of two or more types of sound, wholesome fruits packed in
clean containers that are hermetically sealed and processed by heat. Canned fruit
may contain sugar and portable water. It shall be free from added colouring and
may contain permitted food conditioner.
Fruit juice:
Shall be unfermented and unconcentrated liquids expressed from sound, ripe, and
fresh of one or more species of fruits best quality. It shall be attractive in
appearance, free from objectionable flavors and any kind of deterioration. It shall
be free from artificial colouring matter, flavouring agents, mineral acids, adulterant
and preservatives other than permitted preservatives.

3. a. The acidity of fruit juice, calculated as anhydrous citric acid, unless
otherwise prescribed for a particular type of fruit juice, shall contain not
more than 3.5% m/v.
b. The total soluble of fruit juice, unless otherwise prescribed of a particular
type of fruits, shall not be less than 8g in 100 ml measured at 20 degree
centigrade.
c. Concentrated fruit juice or fruit juice concentrate shall be expressed juice of
one or more species of fruits, concentrated to the extent that the product has
a soluble solid content of not less than double the content of the original
juice and may be filtered or unfiltered.
Apple juice:
Shall be the fruit juice of mature apple of the species pyrus malus. It shall
conform to the following standards:
a. Soluble solids…. Not less 11.5g in 100ml at 20 degree centigrade.
b. Acidity calculated as malic acid….not less than 0.3g and not more than
0.8 g in 100ml at 20 degree centigrade.
c. Volatile acid… not less than 0.04 ml in 100ml at 20 degree centigrade
d. Ethanol content…. Not more than 0.5 g/100 grams at 20 degree
centigrade.
e. Minerals impurities insoluble in 10% hydrochloric acid…. Not more than
20mg/ kg
Orange juice:
Shall be the fruit juice of mature orange of the species citrus sinesis or
citrus reticulate or hybrids of these species. It shall conform to the
following standard:
a. Soluble solids….. not less than 10.0g in 100ml at 20 degree
centigrade.
b. Acidity calculated as anhydrous citric acid…… not less than 0.65 in
100ml at 20 degree centigrade.

4. c. Essential oil….. not more than 0.04ml in 100ml at 20 degree
centigrade.
d. Ethanol content….. not more than 0.3g/100 grams.
e. Sugar (added)…. Not more than 5%
Particular labeling requirement of fruit juice:
There shall be written on the label of a package containing fruit juice
of concentrated fruit juice.
a. The name of the fruit from which the juice or concentrated fruit
juice.
b. Where the product is composed of the juice of more than one type
of fruit than words “mixed fruit juice and the name of the fruit
juice present in descending order of the proportion present along
with their percentage.
1. Where sugar has been added to fruit juice or concentrated fruit
juice, there shall be written on the label of a package containing
such juice, the words “ contains added sugar” or any other word
or words having the same or similar effect.
2. There shall be written on the label of a package containing
concentrated fruit juice a statement giving direction for dilution
for to produce a juice of approximately the same standard as
prescribed for fruit juice in these rules.
3. The word concentrate or concentrated shall not appear on a
package containing concentrated fruit juice unless it is
conjoined in uniform lettering of not less than 10 point with the
words fruit juice.
4. There shall be written on the label of a packageb containing
such juice prepared from concentrate the words “ A) juice made
from concentrate”, reconstituted (A) juice, or (A) juice made
from concentrated (A) juice” as the case may be, without
interventing written, printed, graphic matter and any other
device in equal lettering.

5. Fruit syrup:
Means sweetened fruit juice containing sugar, dextrose, invert
sugar or liquid glucose, high fructose syrup, either singly or in
combination, with or without potable water, peel oil, fruit
essences (derived from fruits) natural flavours, common salt,
citric acid, ascorbic asid, permitted preservatives and permitted
colour. It shall contain not less than 65% of total soluble solids
and not less than 25% of fruit juice in the final producrt. The
percentage of fruit juice it contains shall be clearly indicated on
the label.
Fruit squash:
Means the expressed juice of the sound ripe fruit with the pulp
containing sugar, dextrose, invert sugar or liquid glucose, high
fructose glucose either singly or in combination with or without
potable water, peel oil, fruit essences ( derived from fruits) or
natural flavours, common salt, citric acid, ascorbic acid,
permitted preservatives and permitted colours. It shall contain
not less than 40% of total soluble solids and not less than 25%
of fruit juice in the final product. The percentage of fruit juice it
contains shall be clearly indicated on the lable. The acidity of
the finished product shall conform to the standards prescribed.
Flavored syrup of flavored cordial:
Means the soft drink composed of syrup and natural flavoring
substances with or without edible portions or extracts of one or
more types of fruit or other plant substance. It may contain

6. permitted preservatives, permitted coloring substance and
permitted food conditioner.
Fruit juice drink:
Means soft drink composed of potable water, unfermented fruit
juice or an unfermented mixture of the juice and other edible
portions of one or more types of fruits, with or without sugar,
glucose or high fructose glucose syrup and shall contain not
less than 35% m/m of fruit juice. It may contain carbon dioxide,
permitted preservatives, permitted colouring substances, natural
flavouring substance and permitted food conditioner. The
percentage of fruit juice it contains shall be clearly indicated on
the label.
The shall be written on the label of a package containing fruit
juice drink.
a. Where the product is composed of the juice and other edible
portions of only one type of fruit, the name of the fruit from
which it has been prepared and
b. Where the product is composed of the juice and other edible
portions of more than one type of fruit, the words “mixed
fruit juice drink”.
Fruit beverage or fruit drink or fruit crush:
Any beverage or drink which is purposed to be prepared
from fruit juice and potable water or carbonated water, by
whatever name it is called, and containing sugar, dextrose,
invert sugar, or liquid glucose, either singly or in
combination and with or without peel oil, fruit essences
( derived from fruity) or natural flavours, citric acid,
ascorbic acid, permitted preservatives and permitted colours.
It shall contain total soluble solids not less than 10% and not

7. less than 5% of fruit juice in the final product. The
percentage of fruit juice it contains shall be be clearly
indicated on the label.
There shall be written on the label of a package containing
fruit beverage, fruit drink, fruit crush:
a. Where the product is composed of the juice and other
edible portions of only one type of fruit, the name of the
fruit from which it has been prepared and
b. Where the product is composed of the juice and other
edible portions or more than type of fruit, the words
“mixed fruit drink”, “mixed fruit beverage”, “mixed fruit
crush” as the case may be.