Older Persons Act, 2006
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to Coffee, Chicory and related products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Marking Requirements24. Indicating the country of origin |
| (1) | The country of origin shall be declared as follows on every container: |
| (a) | "Product of (name of country)" if all the main ingredients, processing and labour used to make the product are from one specific country; or |
| (b) | "Produced in (name of country)", "Processed in (name of country)", "Manufactured in (name of country)", "Made in (name of country)", or wording having a similar meaning, when the product is processed in a second country which changes its nature; or |
| (c) | In the case where single ingredient agricultural commodities are imported in bulk and where owing to climatic, seasonal or other contingencies more than one country may be the source of the single ingredient agricultural commodity, the wording “Product of (name(s) of country(ies))” separated by the expression ‘and/or’, shall be declared on the label of the final pre-packed foodstuff: Provided that the final end product remains a single ingredient agricultural commodity. |
| (2) | The words "Packed in (name of country)" may be used in addition to the requirements referred to in sub-regulation (1) above. |
| (3) | The name(s) of the country(ies) indicated in terms of sub-regulations (1) and (2) above may not be abbreviated. |
