Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsGrading, Packing and Marking of Dried Fruit intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart XI : Specific Quality Standards for other Mixed Dried Fruit and Dried Fruit Mixes49. Dried Fruit Mixed with other Foodstuffs (Dried Fruit Mixes) |
Definitions
| (1) | Where used with regard to dried fruit mixed with other foodstuffs (dried fruit mixes)— |
| (a) | "other foodstuffs" |
means foodstuffs other than dried fruit which are mixed with dried fruit and presented for sale as suitable for immediate consumption (e.g. nuts, glazed fruit, pieces of fruit skin, pieces of fruit leather, coconut flakes, etc.).
Quality standards
| (2) | Dried fruit mixed with other foodstuffs (dried fruit mixes) shall comply with the following quality standards: |
Permissible deviations
| (3) | The maximum permissible deviations for extraneous vegetable matter and foreign matter in the case of mixed dried fruit shall be aligned with the quality standards for individual fruit types used in the mix. |
Additional marking requirements
| (4) | Subject to the provisions of regulation 10— |
| (a) | the name of the product shall be "dried fruit with/ and [the name(s) of the added foodstuff(s)]": Provided that— |
| (i) | the expression "dried fruit" may be substituted by the name(s) and style(s) of the types of dried fruit used in descending order (m/m); or |
| (ii) | the name(s) and style(s) of the types of dried fruit used shall at least be indicated in the ingredients list; and |
| (b) | the use of a variant name (e.g. "cake mix", "baker's mix", "trail mix", etc.) in addition to and separately from the name of the product on the main panel to distinguish between the different variants of dried fruit mixed with other foodstuffs (dried fruit mixes), is permissible: Provided that such variant names shall not be misleading. |
