Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsClassification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Marking Requirements29. Additional particulars on the main panel |
| (1) | The main panel of a container of a primary dairy product of the type known as dairy powder blend and dairy liquid blend shall be marked with a product description of the product concerned: Provided that— |
| (a) | such product description shall consist of an indication of the descriptive names of the main dairy ingredients of the product concerned, indicated in descending order of mass; and |
| (b) | the letter size of the indication of the descriptive names referred to in paragraph (a) shall not be less than 50 per cent of the size of the class designation. |
(2)
| (a) | If vegetable fat, marine fat and/or animal fat is a constituent of a modified dairy product or an imitation dairy product, the expression "with (name of the fat)" shall immediately follow the class designation in a letter size not less than 50 per cent of the size of the class designation, except in the case where the class designation includes the indication of the added fat. |
| (b) | The requirements of sub-regulation (2)(a) shall be indicated in letters of the same colour and font as the class designation. |
| (3) | If a dairy product or an imitation dairy product has been sweetened, the expression "sweetened" shall be indicated on the main panel of a container thereof in a letter size of at least 2mm in height for lower case vowels. |
| (4) | If the types of primary dairy products known as milk and cream have been heat treated, the manner of processing thereof shall be included on the main panel in close proximity to the class designation in a letter size not less than 50 per cent of the size of the class designation. |
| (5) | The provisions of sub-regulation (4) shall apply to fermented dairy products if it is subjected to heat treatment after fermentation: Provided that the applicable class designation for the dairy product concerned shall be "heat treated fermented milk" or "heat treated dairy product". |
| (6) | If the types of primary dairy products known as milk and cream have not been heat treated as contemplated in sub-regulation (4), the applicable class designation for that product shall include the expression "Unpasteurized" or "Raw". |
| (7) | The expression "long life" may be indicated on the label of commercially sterile dairy products. |
| (8) | The expression "extended shelf life" may be indicated on the container of milk if the milk has been treated in a suitable manner to ensure that all pathogens are destroyed and that the product is not microbiologically degraded when stored unopened at 6-8°C for at least 21 days, excluding UHT and sterilised milk. |
| (9) | In the case of imported cheese enjoying protection as Geographical Indications, the designations (e.g. "Protected Designation of Origin", "Protected Geographical Indication", etc.) or their corresponding abbreviations (e.g. "PDO", "PGI", etc.) used to indicate that the cheese name concerned is a registered and protected GI, may be marked on each container in the manner prescribed by the country of origin concerned |
