Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Canned and Pickled Vegetables intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Marking Requirements17. Restricted particulars on containers and outer containers |
(1)
| (a) | Only the applicable grade shall be indicated on a container or outer container. |
| (b) | No word or expression which so nearly resembles the grade of canned or pickled vegetables that it could be misleading with regard to the quality of that product shall be indicated on the container or outer container. |
| (2) | No word, mark, illustration, depiction or any other method of expression that constitutes a misrepresentation or directly or by implication creates or may create a misleading impression regarding the quality, nature, grade, origin or composition of canned or pickled vegetables shall be indicated on a container or outer container. |
| (3) | No claim regarding the absence of any substance that does not normally occur in canned or pickled vegetables shall be indicated on the container or outer container thereof, except in cases where it is allowed for in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). |
| (4) | The claim "fresh" may only be used on a container or outer container in the case of canned green peas [regulation 35(6)(c)], or when indicating the type of pack in the case of pickled cucumbers [regulation 48(7)(c)]. |
(5)
| (a) | No claim which compares the total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sugar, sodium or salt, or energy value of two or more similar canned or pickled vegetables products by using words such as "reduced", "less than", "fewer", "light" and "lite", or words having a similar meaning, shall be made on the container or outer container thereof, unless the following conditions are complied with: |
| (i) | The canned or pickled vegetable product shall be compared with a different version of the same or similar product. |
| (ii) | The canned or pickled vegetable product being compared shall be clearly marked on the container with the following information: |
| (iii) | A statement of the amount of difference in the energy value or relevant nutrient content, expressed as a percentage. |
| (iv) | The identity of the canned or pickled vegetable product to which it is being compared in close proximity to or as part of the comparative claim. |
| (v) | The comparison shall be based on a relative difference of at least 25% in the energy value or nutrient content of an equivalent mass or volume. |
| (vi) | The canned or pickled vegetable product shall be marked with the prescribed nutritional information declaration required in terms of the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972). |
| (6) | Depictions or illustrations of any added foodstuff, herb and/or spice shall only be allowed if the requirements on Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (QUID), as specified in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972), have been complied with. |
| (7) | The provision of this regulation shall also apply to— |
| (a) | particulars that are marked on a notice board displayed at or in the immediate vicinity of the canned or pickled vegetables that are kept or displayed for sale; and |
| (b) | all advertisements for canned and pickled vegetables. |
