Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to Tea and related products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Marking Requirements17. Restricted particulars on containers and outer containers |
| (1) |
| (a) | No product name other than the applicable product name in Table 1 for the tea or related product concerned shall be marked on a container or outer container thereof: Provided that product names of other categories of tea and/or related products from the same manufacturer indicated for the sole purpose of promotion and/or comparative claims shall be allowed on the side panel or back panel of a container and shall be accompanied by wording such as but not limited to for example “also try these products in our range”, etc. |
| (b) | No word or expression which so nearly resembles the product name for tea or a related product concerned that it could be misleading with regard to the composition of the product presented for sale shall be marked on a container or outer container of such product. |
| (2) | No word, mark, illustration, depiction or other method of expression that constitutes a misrepresentation or directly or by implication creates or may create a misleading impression regarding the quality, nature, category, origin or composition of tea or a related product shall be marked on a container or outer container of such product. |
| (3) | Subject to the provisions of regulation 12(7)(f), the claims “100%”, “100% pure” “100% tea”, “100% pure tea”, “pure tea” or “pure” shall not be marked on the container or outer container of Tea essence (liquid tea extract/ concentrate). |
| (4) | No claim regarding the absence of any substance that does not normally occur in tea or a related product shall be marked on a container or outer container of such product, except in the cases where the negative claim is allowed for in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). |
| (5) | The word “instant” may only be marked on a container or outer container containing Instant tea (soluble tea extract) and Decaffeinated instant tea. |
| (6) | Any depictions, illustrations, words or wording which emphasise the presence of the added foodstuff, herbal infusion, fruit infusion, herb or spice in tea or related products shall only be allowed on a container or outer container if the requirements of Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (QUID), as specified in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), have been complied with. |
| (7) | The provisions of this regulation shall also apply to particulars that are marked on— |
| (a) | a notice board displayed at or in the immediate vicinity of tea or a related product that is kept or displayed for sale; and |
| (b) | all advertisements for tea and related products. |
