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

Regulations

Purchase

Type of cheese	Class/ Class designation	Milk fat in dry matter content (%)(m/m)	* Minimum dry matter content (%)(m/m)	Maximum moisture content on a fat-free basis (%)(m/m)
1	2	3	4	5
Extra Hard Hard Semi-hard Semi-soft Soft	High fat cheese	At least 60	62	Less than 51
	(Full fat) cheese	46 - 59	52	49 - 56
	Medium fat cheese	26 - 45	48	54 - 63
	Low fat cheese	11 - 25	12	61 - 69
	Fat free cheese or Skim(med) cheese	Not more than 10	Less than 12	More than 67

*	Dry matter content is dependent on the corresponding milk fat in dry matter content