Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997
R 385
Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972)RegulationsRegulations relating to the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs and related matters2. Reduction of total sodium content of certain foodstuffs |
Any foodstuff, listed in column II of Table 1 below, which are offered for sale on the dates mentioned in column IV shall comply with the corresponding reduced total Sodium levels mentioned in column III
TABLE 1: REDUCTION OF TOTAL SODIUM (NA) CONTENT OF CERTAIN FOODSTUFFS
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Foodstuff category |
Maximum Total Sodium per 100 g foodstuff |
Dates on which the total Sodium reduction becomes effective |
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I |
II |
III |
IV |
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1. |
Bread |
400 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
380 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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2. |
All breakfast cereals and porridges, whether ready-to-eat, instant or cook up, hot or cold |
500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
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400 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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3. |
All fat spreads and butter spreads |
550 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
450 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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4. |
Ready-to-eat savoury snacks, excluding salt-and-vinegar flavoured savoury snacks |
800 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
700 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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5. |
Flavoured potato crisps, excluding salt-and- vinegar flavoured potato crisps |
650 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
550 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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6. |
Flavoured, ready-to-eat, savoury snacks and potato crisps-salt-and-vinegar only |
1000 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
850 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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7. |
Processed meat (classes 6, 12 or 14 of the South African National Standard SANS 885:2011) - uncured |
850 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
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650 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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8. |
Processed meat (classes 7,10, or 11 of the South African National Standard SANS 885:2011) - cured |
950 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
850 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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9. |
Raw-processed meat sausages (all types) and similar products |
800 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
600 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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10. |
Dry soup powder (not the instant type) |
5500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
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3500 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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11. |
Dry gravy powders and dry instant savoury sauces |
3500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
|
1500 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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12. |
Dry savoury powders with dry instant noodles to be mixed with a liquid, |
1500 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
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800 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
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13. |
Stock cubes, Stock powders, stock granules, stock emulsions, stock pastes or stock jellies |
18000 mg Na |
30 June 2016 |
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13000 mg Na |
30 June 2019 |
