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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

Tables

Table 21 : Classes of and standards for unspecified dairy dessert products with or without added foodstuff and/or fruit

 

Type of dairy

product

Class/ Class

designation

Alternate class designation

Milk fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Minimum milk

protein content

calculated on a

fat-free basis

(%)(m/m)

1

2

3

4

5

1. Dairy dessert

High fat dairy dessert

High fat dairy snack/ Double cream dairy dessert/ Double cream dairy snack

More than 4.5

1.5

Full fat dairy dessert

Full cream dairy dessert/ Full cream dairy snack/ Full fat dairy snack/ Dairy snack/ Dairy dessert

More than 3.3 - 4.5

1.5

Medium fat dairy dessert

Medium cream dairy dessert/ Medium cream dairy snack/ Medium fat dairy snack

More than 1.5 - 3.3

1.5

Low fat dairy dessert

Low fat dairy snack

More than 0.5 - 1.5

1.5

Fat free dairy dessert

Skim(med) dairy dessert/ Skim(med) dairy snack/ Fat free dairy snack

Not more than 0.5

1.5

2. Dairy dessert with added foodstuff and/or fruit

High fat dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Double cream dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Double cream dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ High fat dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 4.5

1.5

Full fat dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Full cream dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Full cream dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Full fat dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 3.3 - 4.5

1.5

Medium fat dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Medium cream dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Medium cream dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Medium fat dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 1.5 - 3.3

1.5

Low fat dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Low fat dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 0.5 - 1.5

1.5

Fat free dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Skim(med) dairy dessert with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Skim(med) dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Fat free dairy snack with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Not more than 0.5

1.5

3. Custard

Custard

*

*

1.5

4. Custard with added foodstuff and/or fruit

Custard with (name of

the added foodstuff

and/or fruit)

*

*

1.5

* Not specified