Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)

Regulations

Classification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South Africa

Part I : Dairy Products

22. Standards for dairy desserts with or without added foodstuff and/or fruit
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(1) Dairy desserts—
(a) shall consist of either a single primary dairy product, or a mixture of two or more primary dairy products with or without added foodstuff and/or fruit: Provided that the primary dairy product(s) used shall at least be the main ingredient(s) in the final product concerned; and
(b) shall contain no animal, plant or marine fat.

 

(2) The appropriate class designation or alternate class designation in Table 21 for the type of dairy dessert concerned shall not include any reference to another class of dairy product.

 

(3) The expression "drinking", "spoonable", "sliceable", or any other similar descriptive word, may form part of the class designation.

 

(4) A composite dairy product of the type known as fruit dairy dessert shall have a total fruit content of at least 6 per cent but not more than 25 per cent on a mass per mass basis.

 

(5)

(a) A dairy dessert presented for sale as "Lassi" shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (1), comply with the following requirements:
(i) It shall consist of a product obtained by whipping or not whipping a blend of a fermented milk product (yoghurt, etc.) and potable water, to which whey, milk, other milk products and/or permitted foodstuffs may be added.
(ii) It shall contain a minimum of 40 per cent (m/m) of the fermented milk product on which it is based in the final product.
(iii) It may contain permitted sweeteners.
(iv) It may contain harmless micro-organisms other than those constituting the specific starter cultures.
(b) The fermented milk product forming the base of the Lassi product concerned shall be subject to 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).
(c) The wording "Lassi Drink" or "Lassi" may replace the words "Dairy Snack" or "Dairy Dessert" in the class designation or alternate class designation.