Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972
R 385
Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations regarding the Classification, Packing and Marking of Edible Ices intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa - effective 1 July 2024Part IV: Marking Requirements22. Indicating the data marking or batch code or batch number |
| (1) | Each container containing an Edible Ice product shall be clearly marked with the date marking or batch code or batch number in such a way that the specific batch is easily identifiable and traceable. |
(2)
| (a) | When a date marking appears on a container— |
| (i) | iishall be preceded by appropriate wording "best before" or "best quality before" and/or "use by", and/or "expiration date", depending on the nature of the Edible Ice product concerned; |
| (ii) | abbreviations of the preceding wording shall not be allowed, except in the case of "best before" where the abbreviation "BB" may be used; |
| (iii) | the date sequence shall be "day-month-year" (i.e."dd/mm/yyyy") when numbers only are used: Provided that in the case of imported products where an altered date sequence is used,the month shall be indicated in letters, either written out in full or abbreviated, and the year shall be written out in full; and |
| (iv) | it shall not be removed or altered by any person. |
| (b) | When an Edible Ice product is packed in an outer container, which will during normal usage be discarded by the consumer, the date marking shall, if indicated, appear on each individual container that will be retained by the consumer until consumption. |
