Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsRegulations relating to Coffee, Chicory and related products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart I : Definitions, Scope and Restrictions1. Definitions |
Any word or expression in these regulations to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning, and unless the context otherwise indicates—
means a physical address and includes the street or road number or name and the name of the town, village or suburb and, in the case of a farm, the name or number of the farm and of the magisterial district in which it is situated;
means a process in which the spray dried particles (powder) are fused together to form large particles;
means a person, undertaking, body, institution, association or board designated under section 2(3) of the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990);
means a definite quantity of tea or a related product produced essentially under the same conditions, and not exceeding 24 hours;
"best before date" or "best quality before date"
means the date which signifies the end of period under any stated storage conditions during which the unopened product will remain fully marketable and will retain any specific qualities for which implied or express claims have been made, however, beyond the date the food may still be acceptable for consumption;
means the powder obtained by roasting and grinding the cleaned and dried roots of Cichorium intybus L. usually used for the preparation of beverages;
means the general term used for fruits and seeds of plants of the genus Coffea, usually the cultivated species such as for example Coffea Arabica L., Coffea Robusta Chev., Coffea liberica Hiern, as well as products from these fruits and seeds in different stages of processing and use which are intended for human consumption;
means the immediate packaging in which tea or a related product is presented for sale to the consumer, but excludes individual pods/ capsules and filter bags, as well as sealed bags (manufactured from aluminum foil or any other suitable material) containing such units that are packed inside a container;
means the officer designated under section 2(1) of the Act;
means a permitted substance as defined in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972);
means a permitted substance as defined in the regulations published under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972);
means a foodstuff as defined under the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972);
means a process in which the product in the liquid state is frozen and the ice removed by sublimation, with the dried particles typically having a granular appearance;
means the dried seeds of any species of Coffea, separated from non-food tissues of the fruit;
means the assembled external envelopes (pericarp) of the dried coffee fruit;
means an officer under the control of the Executive Officer, or an assignee or an employee of an assignee;
means any tag, brand, mark, pictorial, graphic or other descriptive matter, which is written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed, impressed upon, or permanently attached to a container of a canned or pickled vegetables product, and includes labelling for the purpose of promoting its sale or disposal;
means that part(s) of the container, outer container or label that bears the brand name or trade mark of the product in greatest prominence, or any other part of the container, outer container or label that bears the brand or trade name in equal prominence;
means a carton or any other suitable packaging in which more than one container of tea or a related product is packed, irrespective whether it completely or partially encloses the containers;
means a product that consists of tea or a related product mixed with, for example sugar and/or milk powder and/or creamer, that is intended to be dissolved in hot or cold water to deliver a ready-to-drink beverage;
means the products referred to in regulations 6 to 8 that are intended for consumption as a beverage;
means the heat treatment that produces fundamental chemical and physical changes in the structure and composition of green coffee, bringing about darkening of the beans and the development of the characteristic flavour of roasted coffee;
means a process in which the product in the liquid state is sprayed into a hot atmosphere and formed into dried particles in a powder form by evaporation of the water;
means sugar as defined in the Codex Standard for Sugars (CODEX STAN 212-1999);
means the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990);
means a trade mark as defined in the Trade Marks Act, 1993 (Act No. 194 of 1993); and
"use by date" or "expiration date"
means the date which signifies the end of the period under any stated storage conditions, after which the product should not be sold or consumed due to safety and quality reasons.