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Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Grading, Packing and Marking of Eggs intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

2. Restrictions on the sale of eggs

 

(1) No person shall sell eggs for human consumption in the Republic of South Africa—
(a) unless those eggs are sorted according to size and grade in terms of regulations 3 and 4 respectively;
(b) unless those eggs comply with the standards for the grades referred to in regulation 5;
(c) unless those eggs, when packed, are packed in a container and an outer container in accordance with regulations 6 and 7;
(d) unless the container and outer container in which the eggs are packed, are marked with the particulars and in the manner set out in regulations 8 to 11;
(e) unless eggs sold in loose quantities are marked with the particulars and in the manner set out in regulation 12; and
(f) if the container or outer container in which the eggs are packed, is marked with any restricted particulars or in a manner which is prohibited in terms of regulation 13.

 

(2) The Executive Officer may grant written exemption, entirely or partially to any person on such condition, as he or she may deem necessary, from the provisions of sub-regulation (1).