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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

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Regulations relating to Coffee, Chicory and related products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part IV : Marking Requirements

19. Indicating the product name

 

(1) The product names for the categories of coffee, chicory and related products shall be as follows:

 

 

TABLE 1

PRODUCT NAMES FOR THE CATEGORIES OF COFFEE, CHICORY AND RELATED PRODUCTS

 

Category

Product name

1

2
(a) Roasted coffee beans

"Roasted coffee beans" or "Coffee beans"
(b) Ground coffee

"Ground coffee" / "Roasted ground coffee"
(c) Instant coffee (soluble coffee extract)

"Instant coffee"  or  "Soluble coffee"
(d) Instant tea (soluble tea extract)

"Decaffeinated coffee"/ "Decaf coffee" or "Decaffeinated instant coffee" / "Decaf instant coffee", as the case may  be.
(e) Decaffeinated tea and Decaffeinated instant tea

"Coffee essence" or "Liquid coffee extract" or "Liquid coffee concentrate"
(f) Tea essence (liquid tea extract/concentrate)

"Mixed coffee" or "Coffee mixture"
(g) Chicory and chicory extracts
(i) "Chicory powder";
(ii) "Instant chicory" or "Soluble chicory";
(iii) "Chicory extract paste"/ "Chicory paste"; or
(iv) "Liquid chicory extract", as the case may be.
(h) Coffee and chicory mixture

"Coffee and chicory" or "Coffee and chicory mixture"
(i) Coffee and chicory essence (liquid coffee and chicory extract/concentrate)

"Coffee and chicory essence" or "Liquid coffee and chicory extract" or "Liquid coffee and chicory concentrate"
(j) Instant coffee and chicory extract

"Instant coffee and chicory" or "Soluble coffee and chicory"
(k) Chicory and coffee mixture

"Chicory and coffee" or "Chicory and coffee mixture"
(l) Instant chicory and coffee extract

"Instant chicory and coffee" or "Soluble chicory and

coffee"

 

Note: ‘X’ refers to the name of the specific category of tea used.

 

(2) The word “mixture” in the product name may be substituted by the word “mix” or “blend”.