Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)RegulationsRegulations - Soft Drinks2. Permitted additives |
No soft drink shall contain any foreign substance: Provided that the additives named in column I of the following table may, unless prohibited or further limited by any other law, be present in a soft drink or, in the case of a soft drink which is to be diluted with water, in such soft drink when diluted in accordance with the instructions on the label, in a proportion not exceeding that indicated in the corresponding line of column II:
I Additive |
II Proportion (mg/kg or mg/P) |
Acetic acid ................................................] Ascorbic acid .............................................] Carbon dioxide .........................................] Citric acid..................................................] Glycerine..................................................] Harmless edible foam-producing substances] Harmless flavouring substances ................] Harmless stabilisers ..................................] Lactic acid. . ..............................................] Malic Acid. ................................................] Nicotine acid.............................................]
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As dictated by good manufacturing practice |
Potassium chloride ..................................] Potassium phosphate...............................] Sodium chloride.......................................] Sodium phosphate ....................................] Sulphonated oil .......................................] Tartaric acid..............................................] Water ......................................................]
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As dictated by good manufacturing practice |
Permitted colourants ...............................] Permitted preservatives ............................] Permitted sweeteners .............................]
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As laid down by regulation |
Brominated vegetable oils (which contain not mo r e than 33 per cent bromine and the acidity of which, expressed as hydrobromic acid, does not exceed 1 000 mg/Ρ).............................] Caffein*^ .................................................] Glycerol esters of wood resins .................] Glyceryl tribenzoate .................................. ] Orthophosphoric acid o f BP quality ..........] Propylene glycol dibenzoate ....................] Quinine calculated as quinine sulphate.....] Sucrose acetate isobutyrate .....................] Stannous chloride ....................................]
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15 150 100 40 600 120 50 to 100 500 22 |
Note - The above-mentioned acids may be used in the form of their sodium or potassium salts.
* In cola drinks only .
^ No limit in formulated caffeinated beverages only, subject to the provisions of Regulation 4(3)(a)-(c).
[Regulation 2 substituted by Notice No. R.317, GG35265, dated 17 April 2012]