Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990)RegulationsClassification, Packing and Marking of Dairy Products and Imitation Dairy Products intended for sale in the Republic of South AfricaPart IV : Marking Requirements27. Indication of the class designation |
(1)
| (a) | The class designation of a dairy product or an imitation dairy product shall be— |
| (i) | the applicable class designation or the alternate class designation as specified in regulations 3 and 23; or |
| (ii) | any combination of the class designation and the alternate class designation: Provided that the designation shall represent the true description of the product concerned. |
| (b) | In a case of a dairy product that qualifies as a modified dairy product, the word “modified” shall form part of the class designation or the alternate class designation. |
| (2) | In the case of multipacks only, and subject to the provisions of regulation 26(5)(a), the class designation may be indicated as follows on the outer container or foil lid (i.e. on the top side of the multipack): |
| (a) | By combining the class designations: |
E.g.
3 variants of fruit yoghurt packed together - "fat free strawberry, pear and grape yoghurt";
3 variants of flavoured yoghurt packed together – "fat free chocolate, vanilla and blueberry flavoured yoghurt"; etc.
OR
| (b) | By using the generic class designation: |
E.g.:
3 variants of fruit yoghurt packed together - "fat free fruit yoghurt"; "fat free yoghurt with fruit"
3 variants of flavoured yoghurt packed together – "fat free flavoured yoghurt"
| (c) | The provisions in paragraphs (a) and (b) above are subject to the following requirements: |
| (i) | The various fruits/foodstuffs or flavours that make up the multipack concerned shall be communicated on the outer container or foil lid (i.e. on the top side of the multipack): |
Pear |
Strawberry
Fat Free |
Grape |
Pear |
Fruit Yoghurt
Strawberry |
Grape |
Note: If flavoured, the individual flavour indicators should read e.g., "strawberry flavoured"
OR
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Fat Free Fruit Yoghurt |
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Pear Strawberry Grape |
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Note: If flavoured, the individual flavour indicators should read e.g., "strawberry flavoured"
OR
Pear |
Strawberry
Fat Free Strawberry, Pear |
Grape |
Pear |
& Grape Yoghurt
Strawberry |
Grape |
Note: If flavoured, the individual flavour indicators should read e.g., "strawberry flavoured"
OR
Fat Free Yoghurt
Pear |
Fat Free Yoghurt
Strawberry |
Fat Free Yoghurt
Apricot |
Pear
Fat Free Yoghurt |
Strawberry
Fat Free Yoghurt |
Apricot
Fat Free Yoghurt |
Note: If flavoured, the individual flavour indicators should read e.g., "strawberry flavoured"
| (3) | In the case of other dairy products or imitation dairy products of which the class designation or the alternate class designation thereof is not provided for by these regulations, the class designation shall be the true description of the product concerned: Provided that it is not misleading and that in the case of modified dairy products or imitation dairy products the word "modified" or "imitation", as the case may be, shall form part of the class designation. |
| (4) | The class designation may be marked in altered word sequence: Provided that the altered word sequence does not constitute a misrepresentation, or does not directly or by implication create a misleading impression regarding the |