Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of certain Raw Processed Meat Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa8. Indicating the appropriate product name |
| (1) | The product name shall at least consist of the appropriate product name for the class concerned: Provided that in the case where meat from— |
| (a) | a single species only is used, the name of the species shall form part of the product name indicated in letters of the same size; or |
| (b) | two or more species are used, the wording “mixed-species” in the product name shall be substituted by the names of the species used in descending order of mass: Provided further that the collective name “game”, or “venison” where applicable, may substitute the word “species” in the product name if— |
| (i) | the raw processed meat product concerned has been manufactured from two or more wild game species only; and |
| (ii) | the names of the wild game species used are declared on the main panel in descending order of mass in letters at least 1mm in height; |
| (c) | a single species is used together with edible offal, the name of the species and source of the edible offal (e.g. heart, liver etc.) or collective name “offal” shall form part of the product name indicated in the letters of the same size; or |
| (d) | two or more species are used together with edible offal, the wording “mixed-species” in the product name shall be substituted by the names of the species used in descending order of mass: Provided further that the name of the source of edible offal or collective name “offal” shall form part of the product name indicated in the letters of the same size. |
| (2) | The word “raw” may be omitted from the appropriate product name for all the classes of raw processed meat products. |
| (3) | In the case of the classes referred to in regulation 4(a) to (f), the word “minced” may be substituted by the word “mince”. |
| (4) | No word or expression may be bigger than the product name unless it is— |
| (a) | a registered trade mark or brand name; |
| (b) | a word or wording used to communicate to the consumer that a particular raw processed meat product is new, has been produced according to a new recipe and/or is on promotion for a limited period (i.e. a maximum of 12 months) [examples include: ‘new’, ‘try me I’m new’, ‘new recipe’, ‘on promotion’, ‘on sale’, etc.]; |
| (c) | the nett mass indication as prescribed by the Legal Metrology Act, 2014 (Act No. 9 of 2014); and |
| (d) | a GI name (e.g. “Protected Designation of Origin”, “Protected Geographical Indication”, etc.) and/or its corresponding acronym (e.g. “PDO”, “PGI”, etc.) used to indicate that the raw processed meat product concerned is a registered and protected GI in the country of origin concerned. |
| (5) | In the case of raw processed meat products enjoying protection as GIs the product name shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (4) be as follows: |
| (a) | The registered GI name listed in Annexure A for the particular raw processed meat product concerned in the case of raw processed meat products enjoying protection under the EU SADC EPA. |
| (b) | The GI name registered for the raw processed meat product concerned in the country of origin in the case of imported raw processed meat products originating from a World Trade Organization (WTO) member country, excluding those countries that are members of the European Union. |
| (c) | The GI name registered for the raw processed meat product concerned in the Republic of South Africa in the case of locally manufactured products. |
