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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 8 : Classes of and standards for yoghurt, strained yoghurt and drinking yoghurt with added foodstuff and/or fruit

 

Type of

composite

dairy product

Class/ Class

designation

Alternate class designation

Milk fat

content

(%)(m/m)

Total dry

matter

content

(%)(m/m)

Minimum

milk

protein

content

(%)(m/m)

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. Yoghurt with added foodstuff and/or fruit

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

Double cream yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ High cream yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 4.5

At least 18.0

2.0

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

Yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ Full cream yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 3.3 - 4.5

At least 17.5

2.0

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

Medium cream yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 1.5 - 3.3

More than 17.2

2.0

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

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

More than 17.0

2.0

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

Skim(med) yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Not more than 0.5

More than 16.5

2.0

2. Strained yoghurt with added foodstuff and/or fruit

High fat strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Double cream strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/ High cream strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 4.5

At least 18.0

5.6

Full fat strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)/Full cream strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 3.3 - 4.5

At least 17.5

5.6

Medium fat strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Medium cream strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 1.5 - 3.3

More than 17.2

5.6

Low fat strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

More than 17.0

5.6

Fat free strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Skim(med) strained yoghurt with (name of the added foodstuff and/or fruit)

Not more than 0.5

More than 16.5

5.6

3. Drinking yoghurt with added foodstuff and/or fruit

High fat drinking

yoghurt with (name of

the added foodstuff

and/or fruit)

Double cream drinking

yoghurt with (name of the

added foodstuff and/or fruit)/

High cream drinking yoghurt

with (name of the added

foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 4.5

At least 18.0

2.0

Full fat drinking

yoghurt with (name of

the added foodstuff

and/or fruit)

Drinking yoghurt with (name of

the added foodstuff and/or

fruit)/ Full cream milk drinking

yoghurt with (name of the

added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 3.3 - 4.5

At least 17.5

2.0

Medium fat drinking

yoghurt with (name of

the added foodstuff

and/or fruit)

Medium cream drinking

yoghurt with (name of the

added foodstuff and/or fruit)

More than 1.5 - 3.3

More than 17.2

2.0

Low fat drinking

yoghurt with (name of

the added foodstuff

and/or fruit)

*

More than 0.5 - 1.5

More than 17.0

2.0

Fat free drinking

yoghurt with (name of

the added foodstuff

and/or fruit)

Skim(med) drinking yoghurt

with (name of the added

foodstuff and/or fruit)

Not more than 0.5

More than 16.5

2.0

* Not specified