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

Regulations

Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part II : Imitation Dairy Products

24. Standards for imitation dairy products

 

(1) All classes of imitation dairy products shall—
(a) have a clean, characteristic flavour and taste of the product concerned;
(b) subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (6), be free of any substance that does not naturally form part of the raw materials from which it is manufactured; and
(c) comply with the applicable standards specified in columns 3 and 4 of Table 22 opposite the class concerned.

 

(2) At least 50 per cent (m/m) of the dry matter content of an imitation dairy product of the type known as imitation milk powder shall consist of milk solids: Provided that at least 50 per cent (m/m) of such milk solids shall consist of a primary dairy product of the class known as fat free milk powder.

 

(3) An imitation dairy product of the class known as blend of skimmed milk with vegetable fat shall consist of milk constituents, to which vegetable fat has been added.

 

(4) An imitation dairy product presented for sale in a powdered form, shall contain not more than 5 per cent moisture (m/m).

 

(5) The expression "powder(ed)" or "liquid", as the case may be, may form part of the class designation.

 

(6) An imitation dairy product may contain food additives to the extent permissible in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), and/or other foodstuffs.