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Regulation Gazette No. 42740, 04 October 2019, Vol 652 No. 10991, Page 29

20191004 - Regulation Gazette No 42740 of 04-October-2019, Volume 652 No 10991, page 29

Page	29 of 68
Gazette	Regulation Gazettes, No 42740, from 04 October, 2019
Department	Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries
Notice	Page No. 18 of 22, Notice No. 1283, Agricultural Product Standards Act (119/1990) » Regulations regarding the classification, packing and marking of processed meat products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

STAATSKOERANT, 4 OKTOBER 2019                       No. 42740    29

or "Chilli Vienna", etc.): Provided that the requirements on Quantitative Ingredient Declarations (QUID), as
            specified in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No.
            54 of 1972), shall be complied with.

(3)     Words communicating  the intended use  or  purpose  of the processed meat  product
            concerned may  be  indicated as  part  of the product  name,  or on  its  own  on  the  container (or both),  e.g.
            `breakfast sausage', `frying bacon', etc.

(4)     If a processed meat product has been subjected to a smoking process and/or the application
            of a primary smoke condensate product (i.e. a product produced by controlled pyrolysis of hardwood), the
            expression "smoked" or "X smoked" (where "X" indicates the word `wood' only or the name of a specific type
            of wood used for smoking) shall either form part of the product name or be indicated in close proximity to the
            product name on the main panel of the container.

Batch identification

11.    (1)     For  the  purpose  of  traceability  and batch identification  each container  containing a
            processed meat product shall be clearly marked with the batch code or batch number  or date marking in
            such a way that the specific batch is easily identifiable and traceable: Provided that in the case of processed
            meat products presented for sale in a deli display fridge or counter as sliced, cut or whole, the "use by" date
            shall at least appear on each container.

(2)     (a)    If a date marking appears on a container -

(i)     it shall be preceded by the appropriate wording "best before" or "best quality
                                         before date" and/or "use by", depending on the nature of the processed meat
                                         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)   If processed meat  products are  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.

Country of origin

12.    (1)     The country of origin shall be declared as follows on every container:

(a)    "Product  of  (name  of country)"  if  all  the  main ingredients,  processing and  labour
                                  used to make the product are from one specific country; or

(b)    "Produced in (name of country)", "Processed in (name of country)", "Manufactured
                                  in (name of  country)",  "Made in (name of  country)",  or  wording having  a similar
                                  meaning,  when the product  is processed  in  a  second country  which changes  its
                                  nature.

(2)     The words "Packed in (name of country)" may be used in addition to the requirements of
            subregulation (1)(a) or (b).

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