| (1) |
The container in which poultry meat is packed shall be marked with the following particulars: |
| (a) |
In the case of carcasses and single type portion packs, with the applicable class designation as required by regulation 9. |
| (b) |
In the case of other parts or cuts of poultry meat, with the designation in accordance with normal trade practice. |
| (c) |
In the case of poultry carcasses, with the applicable grade designation as required by regulation 10. |
| (i) |
The expression "fresh", "vars", "chilled", "verkoel", "frozen", "bevrore", "deep frozen" or "diep bevrore", as the case may be. |
| (ii) |
The expression "freshly frozen", "vars bevrore", "freshly chilled" or "vars verkoel", only when the carcass is frozen or chilled immediately after slaughtering, as the case may be. |
| (iii) |
If chilled poultry meat contains an instruction that the poultry meat can be frozen at a later date, the packaging shall be labelled with the expression "Home freeze by" or "Bevries tuin teen" followed by the applicable date. |
[Regulation 8(1)(d) substituted by regulation 8(a) of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]
| (e) |
In the case of single type portion packs with the class designation or alternate class designation for such portions specified in columns 2 and 3 opposite item 5 of Table 1. |
[Regulation 8(1)(e) substituted by regulation 8(b) of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]
| (f) |
In the case of multiple type portion packs with a designation which includes the applicable class designations or alternate class designations referred to in paragraph (c), or with a designation in accordance with normal trade practice. |
| (g) |
The expression "giblets excluded", "afval uitgesluit", "giblets removed", "afval verwyder", "without giblets" or "sonder afval", if giblets are not included with a carcass"; and |
[Regulation 8(1)(g) substituted by regulation 8(c) of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]
| (h) |
In the case of portions, also with the species of poultry concerned. |
| (i) |
The name and address of the packer of that poultry meat as required by regulation 11. |
| (j) |
A date or code as required by regulation 12. |
| (i) |
In the case of raw processed poultry meat, the applicable class designation or alternative class designation shall either be preceded or followed by the generic name of the added formulated solution, or by any other wording reflecting a true description of the added formulated solution. [E.g. ‘chicken with brine’, ‘sweet ‘n sour marinated chicken drumsticks’, etc.] |
| (ii) |
In the case of spiced poultry meat, the applicable class designation or alternative class designation shall either be preceded or followed by the generic name(s) of the added spice(s), or by any other wording reflecting a true description of the added spice(s). [E.g. ‘lemon and herb chicken’, ‘chicken breasts with pepper & rosemary’, etc.]. |
[Regulation 8(1)(k) substituted by regulation 6 of Notice No. R. 471, GG 39944, dated 22 April 2016]
| (l) |
In the case of a poultry carcass which is cut into several pieces of which the excess fat, skin and backbone are removed, the container can be marked "trimmed" or "afgewerk". |
[Regulation 8(1)(l) substituted by regulation 8(d) of Notice No. R. 988, GG 18155, dated 25 July 1997]
| (2) |
Subject to the provisions of subregulation (3), the particulars referred to in subregulation (1) and specified in column 1 of Table 3 shall be indicated in detached letters and figures— |
| (a) |
that is in each separate case of the same colour, type and size; |
| (b) |
that appears on a uniform and contrasting background; |
| (c) |
that are clearly legible; and |
| (d) |
of which the minimum vertical height shall be as specified in column 2 of Table 3 opposite the particulars concerned. |
| (3) |
If any word or expression that is not a trade mark, or is not required in terms of these regulations or another law, appears on a container of poultry meat, the vertical height of the letters and figures used to indicate the class or other designation and the grade of the poultry meat concerned shall, subject to the provisions of subregulation (2)(d), be at least the same as that of the largest letter or figure in the word or expression concerned. |
Statistics Act, 1999
