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Regulation Gazette No. 42740, 04 October 2019, Vol 652 No. 10991, Page 29
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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
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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). 18
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